squirming
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解説 Definition
squirming は squirm（身をよじる、もじもじする）の現在分詞・動名詞です。名詞としては、体をくねらせたり落ち着かずに動いたりすることを表します。
Squirming is restless twisting or wriggling of the body, often caused by discomfort, embarrassment, or an attempt to escape restraint. It is also the present participle of squirm and describes this movement while it is happening.
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原形 squirm「身をよじる」の語末 m を重ねて -ing を付けた形で、squirming /ˈskwɜːrmɪŋ/ となる。不快な椅子で子どもがもじもじする場面や、袋の中で生き物がくねくね動く場面を想像する。fidgeting より、体をねじるような動きが強い。
Use the base verb squirm and add -ing, doubling the final m: squirm becomes squirming, pronounced /ˈskwɜːrmɪŋ/. Picture a child twisting during a photograph, a creature moving inside a bag, or someone shifting uncomfortably through a long meeting. The key image is not simple movement but repeated twisting or wriggling. Fidgeting may consist of small nervous motions of the hands or feet, whereas squirming more strongly suggests that the body is bending, twisting, or trying to escape discomfort.
例文
The child's squirming made it hard to take a clear photo.
その子がもじもじ動くので、はっきりした写真を撮るのが難しかった。
I noticed some squirming in the bag and opened it carefully.
袋の中で何かがうごめいているのに気づき、慎重に開けた。
Her squirming showed that the long meeting was making her uncomfortable.
彼女が落ち着かずに身をよじっていたことから、長い会議を不快に感じているのがわかった。
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squirming の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 squirmen に由来し、おそらく模倣語（身をよじる動きの擬態）が起源。体をくねくねとねじる動作を表し、不快感や居心地の悪さから身をもがく様子に使われる。wormと音の響きが似ており、虫のような動きの連想もある。関連語: squirm, worm。
Squirming is the -ing form of squirm. Squirm is recorded from Middle English squirmen, but its more remote origin is uncertain; its expressive sound may have helped preserve its association with twisting movement. The resemblance to worm provides a useful modern association, though it is not a secure derivation. In forming squirming, English doubles the final m before -ing. The form serves as either a gerund or a present participle.
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