Difference between Wriggle and Squirm

What is the difference between Wriggle and Squirm?

Wriggle as a verb is to slightly twist one's body and quickly move one's limbs. while Squirm as a verb is to twist one's body with snakelike motions.

Wriggle

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To slightly twist one's body and quickly move one's limbs. To cause to or make something wriggle.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A wriggling movement.

Squirm

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To twist one's body with snakelike motions.To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.To evade (a question, an interviewer etc).

We hope you now know whether to use Wriggle or Squirm in your sentence.

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