worm
noun
any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
is worming
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present progressiveof worm (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It's this little devilish theme that comes in when Gene is worming his way into Marion's life.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2022
While that is true, the plastic right under our noses is worming its way, quite literally, into the food chain.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2018
The term Mexit is worming its way into Germany’s political vocabulary, because the idea of Merkel’s departure after a decade in power is no longer unthinkable.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2016
“Fifty years on, the Algerian war is worming its way into the presidential campaign,” Ariane Bonzon wrote recently at Slate.fr.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2012
He is worming his way into my uncle's confidence to an extraordinary extent.
From The Man Who Knew by Edgar Wallace
