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Worming

To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.

📖 Definitions of "Worming"

verb
  1. 1

    To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.

    "We wormed our way through the underbrush."

  2. 2

    To move with one's body dragging the ground.

  3. 3

    To work one's way by artful or devious means.

  4. 4

    To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.

    "He wormed his way into the organization"

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which an animal is wormed.

  2. 2

    The tendency of certain yarn or thread to bunch up after being woven.

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