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 Role Model covered ‘maggots for brains,’ and Sienna Spiro covered my song ‘less’ the other day. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026 Telltale signs of a screwworm infection include growing wounds or lesions and feeding maggots on living animals. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 The screwworm gets its name from the maggots’ habit of burrowing — or screwing — into a wound, according to the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. — Fabiola Sánchez, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026 Unlike most of the maggots, these ones develop in living flesh. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maggot
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  1. whim
  2. bee
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  • Critically, this legislation should protect allies from the whims of future presidents.
    — THEODORE BUNZEL, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Shaw’s witty drawing-room debates also warn of a society indulging its whims as catastrophe approaches — a question of how to live when the world careens toward darkness.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of whim
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  • These bees are the sole pollinators for about 200 species of orchids in Central and South America.
    — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Once certain annuals finish flowering, leaving the stems and surrounding soil undisturbed can provide shelter for beneficial insects, including native bees that overwinter in the ground or inside hollow stems.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of bee

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“Maggot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maggot. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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