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Verb
Wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort
To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment
To move about smoothly and from side to side
To experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust
To move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed
To cause anguish or distress to
Noun
A wriggling movement
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Verb
▲
Wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort
wriggle
writhe
twist
fidget
wiggle
jiggle
shift
twitch
agonise
UK
agonize
US
flounder
thresh
turn
fiddle
jerk
jig
slide
slither
squiggle
thrash
toss
flail
worry
skew
struggle
wind
worm
feel uncomfortable
toss and turn
stir
quiver
convulse
shake
move around
budge
shudder
joggle
wobble
agitate
recoil
move restlessly
wince
stumble
jump
twist and turn
thrash about
move about
stagger
flutter
wag
waggle
fumble
move
jounce
tremble
quake
cringe
jolt
roll
zigzag
blench
contort
shiver
lurch
start
shuffle
quail
change position
flinch
squinch
swerve
duck
cower
splash
shimmy
blunder
wave
bobble
wabble
judder
vibrate
rattle
heave
plunge
distort
labor
US
labour
UK
suffer
bend
locomote
play
flail about
jitter
grope
pitch
tumble
be jittery
flap
cast about
shrink
palpitate
beat
grimace
quaver
spasm
contract
kick
twinge
tic
vellicate
lug
snap
move spasmodically
move convulsively
waver
jib
dodge
gasp
scowl
shy
blanch
pull a face
draw back
shrink away
make a face
back off
baulk
UK
balk
US
bucket
rock
jog
bounce
jar
tremor
jostle
bump
oscillate
bob
sway
buck
dither
swing
seesaw
twitter
pump
reel
totter
fluctuate
knock
move up and down
nod
bang
undulate
jigger
shimmer
throb
disturb
pulsate
pulse
skip
hop
careen
swish
weave
dance
jump around
switch
whip
flicker
dodder
quave
grind
push
gyrate
work
vacillate
wigwag
shake like a leaf
bother
torment
shake violently
shake uncontrollably
unsettle
roil
rouse
thrust
concuss
thrill
flop
move about
list
swing backwards and forwards
move to and fro
swing back and forth
shove
nudge
keel
flourish
go into spasms
shake up
suffer a fit
flitter
flit
commove
succuss
flaunt
churn
ruffle
spring
brandish
pitchpole
float
stir up
hitch
yank
set in motion
put in motion
veer
move from side to side
wave to and fro
ditch
chuck
dump
buffet
toss around
let fly
rise and fall
teeter
falter
waddle
slip
yaw
tilt
move to the side
lean
bumble
wallow
move clumsily
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“Helen grasped the young cat tightly in her arms, where it began to
squirm
nervously.”
Verb
▲
To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment
feel awkward
feel embarrassment
feel guilty
feel humiliated
feel remorse
feel shame
Verb
▲
To move about smoothly and from side to side
slither
wriggle
slide
crawl
snake
worm
creep
slink
belly
glide
slip
sneak
glissade
grovel
skid
coast
move
skate
skitter
undulate
scrabble
clamber
writhe
drag
trail
skulk
drag oneself along
pull oneself along
advance stealthily
go on all fours
worm your way
go on belly
move on hands and knees
edge
prowl
steal
sidle
move furtively
pussyfoot
lurk
tiptoe
ghost
mouse
mooch
shirk
pad
inch
ease
slope
pass
ooze
go stealthily
pass quietly
move secretly
stream
case
sweep
encroach
flit
insinuate
insinuate oneself
nose
tilt
veer
saunter
walk
tread warily
sidle up
move with stealth
gumshoe
more ❯
Verb
▲
To experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust
cringe
blush
wince
flush
writhe
go red
feel ashamed
feel embarrassed
feel mortified
feel sheepish
suffer embarrassment
wince with embarrassment
Verb
▲
To move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed
creep
sneak
slink
slip
steal
skulk
pussyfoot
lurk
sidle
prowl
tiptoe
pad
edge
glide
insinuate
encroach
inch
gumshoe
writhe
move stealthily
move furtively
soft-shoe
tread warily
insinuate oneself
pull oneself
drag oneself
move unnoticed
walk quietly
approach unnoticed
crawl along
move on all fours
move on hands and knees
crawl on all fours
snake
slide
mouse
mooch
shirk
ghost
slither
worm
slope
ease
stalk
nose
snoop
wriggle
wind
move with stealth
loiter
crawl
pass
go stealthily
pass quietly
flit
ooze
creep around
infiltrate
wangle
wheedle
move quietly
move secretly
case
sidestep
hide
tread
wander
shuffle
go furtively
tread softly
watch your step
rove
roam
hunt
scavenge
cruise
range
coast
skitter
pick your way
tilt
veer
saunter
walk
patrol
sidle up
wiggle
stroll
tramp
worm one's way into
worm in
ingratiate oneself with
worm your way in
work one's way into
work in
nose around
hang around
lie in wait
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause anguish or distress to
agonize
US
worry
distress
excruciate
anguish
disturb
beset
strain
fret
pain
plague
crucify
fuss
harrow
persecute
suffer
torment
afflict
bedevil
besiege
labor
US
labour
UK
muse
rack
torture
curse
try
martyr
trouble
bother
vex
harass
oppress
upset
wound
irk
hurt
grieve
annoy
cause suffering to
bug
burden
aggrieve
beleaguer
irritate
pester
harry
sadden
perturb
stress
agitate
ail
depress
disquiet
exasperate
perplex
hassle
mortify
faze
discompose
hound
haunt
burn up
get to
injure
nag
cause agony to
concern
disconcert
gnaw at
unsettle
mistreat
sting
wring
fluster
gall
devastate
rattle
displease
dog
dismay
crush
discomfit
discommode
inflict anguish on
cause pain to
weigh down
nag at
give someone grief
pick on
maltreat
offend
blight
abuse
rile
miff
needle
anger
aggravate
peeve
dishearten
lie heavy on
alarm
unhinge
weigh heavily on
tick off
eat at
drive up the wall
weigh on
give a hard time
cut to the quick
make anxious
make uneasy
smite
outrage
tax
affect
rend
badger
pursue
traumatize
US
affront
disgruntle
deject
shock
disgust
tear
assail
molest
dispirit
ill-treat
nettle
shake
wrong
discombobulate
niggle
unnerve
bring down
break
chafe
ruffle
frustrate
cut up
make unhappy
spook
traumatise
UK
hurt somebody's feelings
give a bad time
inconvenience
frazzle
distemper
flurry
derail
cause anguish to
hagride
break the heart of
inflict suffering on
inflict pain on
make miserable
make wretched
stir up
cause discomfort to
cause concern to
make uncomfortable
weird out
freak out
cut
damage
victimize
US
tear away at
shatter
hurt deeply
sear
hunt
despair
importune
pierce
stab
gut
convulse
provoke
cause disquiet to
scar
rock
punish
test
prey on
stew
sweat
fear
put off
throw off
psych out
bend someone's ear
tyrannize
US
puzzle
scourge
cast down
dampen spirits
break one's heart
grind
psych
discourage
put into a funk
make blue
nark
bum out
put a damper on
drag down
interrupt
drain
weary
exhaust
stretch
sap
discriminate against
victimise
UK
tyrannise
UK
be afflicted with
be plagued with
suffer from
be troubled by
appall
US
make waves
hack off
chasten
be burdened with
be blighted with
be bedevilled by
appal
UK
alarum
distract
discomfort
discountenance
tire
lie heavy on someone's mind
weigh heavy on someone's mind
hack you off
flip out
prey on your mind
confound
throw
make one's heart bleed
nit-pick
strap
undo
tantalise
UK
prick
indispose
push
exercise
tantalize
US
desolate
possess
hit hard
come back to haunt
arouse anxiety in
make it tough for
get at
do a number on
throw off balance
be on one's case
push buttons
weigh heavily on one's mind
be a weight on one's mind
tire out
make severe demands on
put a strain on
wear out
make demands on
grind at
niggle at
cause anxiety to
be a burden to
weigh heavily on someone's mind
be a great weight on
horrify
repulse
jar
sicken
repel
pique
slight
nauseate
disoblige
attack
cause anguish
cause suffering
cause offense
turn off
bleed
mourn
be hurtful to
lambaste
cause sorrow
embarrass
overwhelm
entangle
hamper
aggress
ride
give offence to
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
grip
press
strike
put the squeeze on
take
visit
thumb nose at
buffet
jump on one's case
give the business
fall on
fall upon
cause trouble to
start in on
give the needle
bloody
agonise
UK
misuse
disserve
incommode
harm
do violence to
treat roughly
trample on
put down
lay a finger on
cross up
cause injury to
ill-use
lash out at
confuse
daunt
demoralize
US
demoralise
UK
shake up
chagrin
bewilder
frighten
abash
intimidate
scare
nonplus
put out
tease
take aback
knock for six
get
floor
stun
eat
grate
dash
cow
startle
spite
bully
rankle
knock sideways
move
insult
wind up
panic
pother
rankle with
hang over
subjugate
rasp
frost
goad
get across
put someone off their stroke
chill
rub up the wrong way
knock the stuffing out of
make sad
get down
make despondent
beat down
jolt
infuriate
dumbfound
incense
madden
work up
gripe
enrage
terrorize
US
itch
mither
gnaw
antagonize
US
terrorise
UK
antagonise
UK
disappoint
put your back up
be on your back
unman
excite
get on your nerves
get in your hair
make gloomy
inflame
dampen
confront
diss
dis
disrespect
be cruel to
treat harshly
preoccupy
gravel
browbeat
overcome
daze
consternate
debilitate
dominate
egg on
hector
put into a flap
give someone the hump
cause anxiety
throw into a tizz
make someone see red
set someone back on their heels
drive round the bend
cause someone to lose their composure
get under your skin
drive round the twist
eat away at
get your back up
put someone's nose out of joint
dump on
get on your wick
terrify
do someone's head in
take the wind out of your sails
bring tears to your eyes
break someone's heart
face
give someone the blues
pour cold water on
throw cold water on
make someone fed up
rub the wrong way
be brutal to
walk all over
make somebody's hackles rise
ruffle one's feathers
affright
derange
bustle
lacerate
surprise
craze
flummox
bait
slap
stupefy
paralyse
UK
chivvy
make fretful
repress
abrade
abase
prostrate
paralyze
US
suppress
awe
put the wind up
scandalize
US
turn on
make a scene
astound
domineer
menace
devil
dissatisfy
let down
overpower
bite
pressurize
US
obsess
overbear
fire up
rark
bowl over
throw into a tizzy
give a turn
keep on at
reduce to tears
dull
make angry
pressurise
UK
work on
get your goat
scandalise
UK
grate on
rattle one's cage
beat
be at
greatly upset
tear to pieces
make self-conscious
breathe down someone's neck
be a burden on
be offensive
do in
grind down
drive bananas
cast a gloom upon
be a pain in the neck
hang up
be a thorn in someone's side
mess with someone's head
push around
drive mad
T-off
tee off
make your blood boil
take over
cheese off
get your dander up
take control of
kick around
throw a curve
hit where one lives
push about
ride roughshod over
dash hopes
be on the back of
break someone's spirit
mess over
get up someone's nose
raise your hackles
unquiet
hurry
touch
flutter
tear apart
hustle
quicken
deter
make restless
occupy
addle
tangle
corner
frenzy
muddle
disorder
turn
incapacitate
flip
cramp
disarrange
bruise
buffalo
uncalm
dement
petrify
dun
pick at
press down on
get someone
key up
lay up
thwart
unstring
be in someone's way
rock the boat
knock the wind out of
lower
baffle
down
deplore
weigh
harsh one's mellow
sweat out
subdue
snub
be rude to
slur
humiliate
zing
rouse
pull the rug from under
devitalize
incite
disorientate
pull the rug out from under
get on one's nerves
arouse
deeply upset
knock props out
revolt
stimulate
fuddle
make someone scratch their head
whelm
overmaster
swamp
dampen someone's spirit
ferment
chivy
beleague
make cross
flap
stir
worst
get even
fidget
stump
overcharge
humble
defeat
mess with
mess
push someon's buttons
disrupt
bore
upset the applecart
occupy thoughts
stagger
wear
nudge
henpeck
inflict trauma
go on at
lie heavily on
tear at
cause to panic
heckle
cast a gloom on
put
knock for a loop
amaze
astonish
cause pain
cause someone distress
disengage
uncouple
unfasten
separate
unhitch
disconnect
detach
drive to distraction
drive crazy
be agitated
straiten
be disagreeable
be an affront to
give offence
tread on someone's toes
heavy
kick up a fuss
kick up a stink
take pains
put someone off their stride
make someone laugh on the other side of their face
make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth
dispraise
criticize
US
criticise
UK
taunt
slander
bear down on
damp down
try your patience
be a thorn in someone's flesh
get your hackles up
be in a tizzy
be worried
snow under
make nervous
hump
exacerbate
dish out
dish it out
give it to
stick it to
make awkward
show up
labour over
tear to shreds
burn
get the knife into
make things hot for someone
stick the knife into
dragoon
single out
expel
make it hot for someone
exile
make flip
bug up
be in a flap
noodge
bullyrag
throw into tizzy
dumfound
flabbergast
push button
heat up
be in a stew
get worked up
get in a stew
put out of countenance
lean on
put pressure on
be in someone's hair
bring pressure to bear on
have had enough
become bored
make discontented
exhaust someone's patience
try the patience of
grate at
lose patience
catch one short
give a zinger
give the cold shoulder
cast a pall over
rattle someone's cage
give someone the pip
ask for it
put in a spot
make a monkey of
put in a hole
put on the spot
fester
overawe
numb
thunderstrike
electrify
drive insane
droop
threaten
manhandle
stress out
send over the edge
jerk around
drag
darken
damp
enervate
make downhearted
knock out
gross out
run down
raise someone's eyebrows
shake out of your complacency
hit like ton of bricks
completely surprise
make someone's blood run cold
mishandle
brutalize
US
brutalise
UK
dampen the spirits of
wear on
be bothered
gnaw away at
gnaw away
be a weight on someone's mind
cause to lose heart
wrench
hurt the feelings of
dampen someone's hopes
make desolate
keep under
overstretch
overtax
pressure
tense
cause to lose hope
harsh someone's mellow
play the heavy with
bear down
make someone's heart bleed
malign
disillusion
mystify
disenchant
crunch
overextend
pinch
foul up
trespass
screw up
mess up
fill with consternation
do wrong by
do an injustice to
do wrong to
cause harm to
trespass against
do the dirty on
offend against
cause to feel emotional strain
overdo
cause to feel mental strain
make tense
tense up
put in traction
push to the limit
put on trial
cause discomfort
be painful
subject
make ill
mix up
enslave
hegemonize
coerce
disagree
exploit
overthrow
rule
go against the grain
be injurious to
be sickening
be disturbing
make unwell
be distasteful
have an adverse effect on
be injurious
strike down
be unsuitable
cause illness to
cause problems
master
force
encumber
saddle
handicap
trample
despotize
control
keep down
rule with an iron hand
trample underfoot
weigh heavy upon
hold down
rule with a rod of iron
rule over
hold sway over
tyrannize over
put screws to
put upon
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A wriggling movement
wriggle
jerk
twist
waggle
wag
jiggle
wiggle
turn
twitch
shake
writhe
shimmy
shudder
tic
spasm
shuffle
fidget
wobble
switch
swish
whisk
wave
bob
quiver
sway
flutter
swing
whip
waver
vibration
oscillation
undulation
flourish
brandish
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