worm

/wɜrm/ v [T always + adv/prep] (MOVE SLOWLY)

Definition

› to move slowly or carefully through a crowd or tight space: He wormed his way through the crowd as quickly as he could. fig. He was a distant relation who wormed his way into the confidence of the family.

(Definition of worm v (MOVE SLOWLY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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worldly adj EXPERIENCED
worldly adj PHYSICAL
worlds pl n
worldwide adj, adv
worm n ANIMAL
worm v MOVE SLOWLY
worn
worn out adj EXTREMELY TIRED
worn out adj NOT USABLE
worried adj
worrisome adj

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