To wiggle or squirm; to crawl or creep slowly like a worm

a worm; a helminth (especially a parasitic one); a vermiform animal

to change slowly in shape or position; the slow deformation of materials under stress

peristalsis; the wave-like muscle contractions of the digestive tract that move food through the intestines

to move forward by wriggling or crawling; to worm one's way along

(obsolete) worms; a former taxonomic category for soft-bodied, long, and legless invertebrates without skeletons, now split into groups such as [[扁形动物|扁形動物|bian3 xing2 dong4 wu4]], [[环节动物|環節動物|huan2 jie2 dong4 wu4]], and [[线形动物|線形動物|xian4 xing2 dong4 wu4]]

creep or slow sliding motion in friction mechanics; specifically the relative motion between two contact surfaces

The scientific study of parasitic worms; a branch of zoology.

wriggling or squirming, like an insect crawling slowly