maggot

noun

ˈma-gət How to pronounce maggot (audio)
Definition of maggotnext
as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action the last maggot he got in his head resulted in a disastrous extramarital affair

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Recent Examples of maggot Some vets may not be able to distinguish maggots of other species from screwworm larvae. — Alice Park, Time, 2 July 2026 In Texas, ranchers are bracing for an onslaught of screwworms, the flesh-eating maggots of blowflies. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Adult screwworms are metallic blue or green flies, and infections are identified by growing wounds with maggots on living animals. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 29 June 2026 The larvae or maggots then feed on the animal’s flesh and cause severe wounds and death, if untreated. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for maggot
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  1. whim
  2. bee
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  • Prior to cinemas or concert halls, traveling poets would entertain crowds with tall tales of the Trojan War, its flawed heroes, the whims and meddling of the gods, and Odysseus’s perilous journey home.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • By their very nature, pop-ups are fluid and subject to the whims of weather.
    — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of whim
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  • Jessica Helgen, University of Minnesota Bee Squad program director, said bees can survive smoky conditions, but there’s less information about long-term health impacts from air pollution.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • And cavity-nesting bees tended to be more magnetic than ground-nesting bees.
    — Laura Russo, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Definition of bee

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