wormed

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English

Definitions

verb

To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.“We wormed our way through the underbrush.”
To move with one's body dragging the ground.
To work one's way by artful or devious means.
To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.“He wormed his way into the organization”

adjective

Affected with woodworm.
Infested with parasitic worms.

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Synonyms

insect louse wreathe twist writhe squirm wriggle wrestle dirt ball woodwormy wormy wormridden hookwormy worm-ridden wormish maggoted

Rhymes

affirmed confirmed squirmed termed reaffirmed unconfirmed reconfirmed firmed infirmed

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