worm
noun
any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
wormed
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past participleof worm.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof worm.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
wormnounany of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
Example Sentences
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To her, it doesn’t matter if the scammer wormed into the email exchange from the town’s side or the company’s, because the town never spoke with her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
After being axed from Noem’s office, Lewandowski wormed his way back into Trump’s inner circle.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025
The watered-down Minimalism that wormed its way into radio and TV commercials won’t go away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025
"Or they've wormed their way in through a friend. They get their foot in the door and it goes from there."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
I wormed into the small rectangle of space in front of the mirror where Fang was peeling off.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
