worming
present participle ofworm
worm
verb
uk/wɜːm/us/wɝːm/wormverb(MOVE)
[IorT,+ prep]
tosucceedinmovingalong in adifficultorcrowdedsituation, bymovingyourbodyslowlyandcarefully:
Because he was sosmall, he could worm (hisway) through thecrowd.
She wormed herselfunder thefence.
Slow and moving slowly
- (as) slow as molassesidiom
- at a snail's paceidiom
- by and byidiom
- by degreesidiom
- clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
- float
- inch by inchidiom
- infiltrate
- infiltration
- jog
- labour
- lag
- laggard
- sluggishly
- sluggishness
- snail
- steadily
- steadiness
- struggle
- wander
wormverb(ANIMAL)
[T]
to give ananimal,especiallyapetdogorcat,medicinetokillany worms that might belivinginside it:
Hasyourdogbeen wormed?
Zoology: veterinary medicine
- altered
- animal doctor
- anti-rabies
- castrate
- castrated
- castration
- cattery
- distemper
- foam
- lame
- leptospirosis
- mange
- mangy
- neutered
- nosema
- putsomethingto sleepidiom
- putsomething/someonedown
- rescue centre
- veterinary
- worm
Phrasal verbs
wormyourself/your wayintosomething
wormsomethingout ofsomeone
Examplesofworming
worming
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
There isworming, weighing, testing and other processes.
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The risks can be reduced by regular wormings of dogs and the exclusion of clogs from children's play areas.
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I did not know that it was a case of a need forworming.
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Not thought to be a particularly strong magician, he compensates by inventing extraordinarily clever spells and excelling atworminghis way into his opponents' minds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For prevention, cats should visit the veterinarian to getworming, having the feces inspected.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Except there is no seed list, because the system never stopsworming.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is wound from bottom to top to prevent water from running in - in the same direction as theworming.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In most cases, the horse may requirewormingto remove internal parasites, or it could have a dental problem that requires floating of the teeth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is a shadowy figure, with a black cape, eerie black-and-white hair, and stitched-up scarswormingall over his body with the most prominent being across his face.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bellum had begun to look at people like emotional parasites,wormingtheir way into the hearts of their victims in order to have some sort of influence on their actions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Warne said that women are most useful inwormingout secrets in many places which would be impossible for a male detective.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Kate argued her point of view eloquently - pointing out that women could be most useful inwormingout secrets in many places which would be impossible for a male detective.
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- irrigation technique
- irritability
- irritable
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- irritable-bowel-syndrome
- irritably
- irritant
- irritate
- irritated
- irritating
- irritatingly
- irritation
- irrorated
- IRS abatement
- irs-abatement
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- irs-audit
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