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Rarewormed
The correct spelling is wormed.
How to pronounce wormed
verb
Say it like: Wor-med
The correct spelling is wormed. To make (one's way) with a crawling motion. For example: "We wormed our way through the underbrush."
Usage Examples
“We wormed our way through the underbrush.”
“He wormed his way into the organization”
“Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.
- 2.To move with one's body dragging the ground.
- 3.To work one's way by artful or devious means.
- 4.To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.
- 5.To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; often followed by out.
adjective
- 1.Affected with woodworm.
- 2.Infested with parasitic worms.
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