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The correct spelling is worming.

How to pronounce worming

verb

Say it like: Wor-min-g

The correct spelling is worming. 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. 1.To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.
  2. 2.To move with one's body dragging the ground.
  3. 3.To work one's way by artful or devious means.
  4. 4.To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.
  5. 5.To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; often followed by out.

noun

  1. 1.The act by which an animal is wormed.
  2. 2.The tendency of certain yarn or thread to bunch up after being woven.

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