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squirm vs motion

motion vs squirm

squirm and motion both are nouns.

squirm and motion both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
squirm Yes No Yes No
motion Yes No Yes No
As nouns, motion is a hypernym of squirm; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than squirm:
  • squirm: the act of wiggling
  • motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Other hypernyms of squirm include motility, move, movement.
squirm (noun) motion (noun)
the act of wiggling a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of changing location from one place to another
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a state of change
squirm (verb) motion (verb)
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) show, express or direct through movement
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