1. past tense of worm; moved in a twisting or crawling manner
2. past tense of worm; gradually obtained information through persistent questioning
Usage: informal
3. past tense of worm; treated an animal for parasitic worms
Usage: veterinary

Examples

• She wormed her way through the crowded hallway.
• The detective wormed the truth out of the suspect.
• He wormed under the fence to retrieve the ball.
• The veterinarian wormed the puppies last week.
• They wormed through the narrow cave opening.
• She wormed the secret out of her brother.
• The cat wormed into the small cardboard box.