escabullirse — meaning in English

English meaning

• sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
• squirm verb To twist and wriggle the body, like a worm or snake.

Senses

escabullirse is used for these senses in English:

• slip away To leave without being noticed.
• sneak (intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
• squirm To evade a question, an interviewer etc.
• weasel out (idiomatic, intransitive, often followed by of) To shirk, avoid, or fail to fulfill (a task, responsibility, etc.)

sneak — full definition

1. verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
2. verb To take something without permission, doing it quietly and secretly.
3. adjective Done secretly, or released ahead of the official date.

squirm — full definition

1. verb To twist and wriggle the body, like a worm or snake.
2. verb To feel or show discomfort, embarrassment, or awkwardness.
3. noun A wriggling, twisting movement.

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