Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- On the squirm; squirming. Howells.
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Examples
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And as she finished speaking Nell Morgan arose and went with the Suckling asquirm in her arms to meet the large noise that was arriving down the front walk.
The Heart's Kingdom Maria Thompson Daviess 1898
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Rialto, with fishermen in scarlet caps and _triglie_ in sunset splendors, is only a fish-market after all: it is wet and slimy under foot, and the innumerable gigantic eels, writhing everywhere, set the soul asquirm, and soon-sated curiosity slides willingly away.
Venetian Life William Dean Howells 1878
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