Squirm (18), v. i. or t.

v. i. or t. [imp. & p. p. SQUIRMED; p. pr. & vb. n. SQUIRMING.] [Allied to Lith. kirm, Skr. krimi, a worm. Cf. SWARM, v. i., 5.]

1Sense 1. To move, or cause to move, like a worm or eel, with writhing or contortions.

2Sense 2. To climb, by embracing and clinging with the hands and feet, as to a tree without branches.