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
Scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec, playing at his boyhood club, scampered over for a hugely popular score before Antoine Hastoy wormed over at the end of another sweeping move that England could never pin down.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
After being axed from Noem’s office, Lewandowski wormed his way back into Trump’s inner circle.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025
The country erupted in late-night protests, and just enough legislators to form a quorum wormed their way through tanks and law enforcement to vote unanimously to end the martial law.
From Slate ● Dec. 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
