Difference between Wriggle and Worm

What is the difference between Wriggle and Worm?

Wriggle as a verb is to slightly twist one's body and quickly move one's limbs. while Worm as a verb is to make (one's way) with a crawling motion.

Wriggle

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To slightly twist one's body and quickly move one's limbs. To cause to or make something wriggle.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A wriggling movement.

Worm

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum.A contemptible or devious being.A self-replicating program that propagates widely through a network.A graphical representation of the total runs scored in an innings.Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.A dragon or mythological serpent.An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.To obtain information from someone through artful or devious means (usually used with out of)To fill in the contlines of a rope before parcelling and serving.To deworm an animal.To move with one's body dragging the ground.To work one's way by artful or devious means.

Example sentence: I was definitely born under an evil star. I have just been thrown out of the inn where I was staying, naked as a worm.

We hope you now know whether to use Wriggle or Worm in your sentence.

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