Squirm and Try

Squirm

Squirm verb - To make jerky or restless movements.

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Try and squirm are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a verb "Squirm".

Nearby Words: squirmy, squirming

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

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Squirm and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Squirm" instead a verb "Try".

Nearby Words: tried, trying

time	squirm time	try time
way	squirm way	try way

Fantasia - Realm of Thanos has Cheryl accidentally falling on Oswald in a scene, and if you choose to have her squirm and try to stand up while staggering... Their First Kiss will happen in a "so un-romantic way".

Source: Accidental Kiss
Outside of it, he is a big goof who loves nothing more than to hug and kiss his children as they try to squirm away.

Source: Creator / Gordon Ramsay
Older models like the Russian R-60 will be content with leading their targets, while more advanced models like the XAAM-5 will come back for another try if you manage to squirm out of their grasp.

Source: Video Game / Vector Thrust

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