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1
to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits<settlements worming into lands reserved for the natives>— see encroach
2
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way<the swindler wormed himself into their trust>— see insinuate
3
to move slowly with the body close to the ground<the cat wormed along the ground as it snuck up on the bird>— see crawl 1
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