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SQUIRMER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does squirmer mean? 

SQUIRMER (noun)
  The noun SQUIRMER has 1 sense:

1. one who can't stay still (especially a child)play

  Familiarity information: SQUIRMER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SQUIRMER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One who can't stay still (especially a child)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

squirmer; wiggler; wriggler

Context example:

the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips

Hypernyms ("squirmer" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

squirm (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling))


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