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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To finish successfully.

“She worked hard to accomplish her goals before the deadline.”

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Dictionary Entry

squirming

Part of Speech: verb

To twist one's body with snakelike motions.

In a Sentence

“The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. squirmingaround squirmingunder squirmingsquirming still
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Synonyms

fidgetwrigglewrithewrithingmovingtwisting

Antonyms

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Related Words

wrigglingwrigglywigglingwigglyfidgeting

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