wiggly worm
Undulating soil dweller
A wiggly worm is a worm, especially an earthworm, characterized by its squirming movement.
The phrase is mildly redundant since worms wiggle by nature, but the repetition serves emphasis—often in playful or child-directed speech: Look at the wiggly worm I found in the garden.
Sometimes used as a teasing term for a squirmy child.
- squirmTwist from discomfort
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- crawlMove slowly, low
- earthwormSegmented soil-dwelling invertebrate
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
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