All worm synonyms

verb worm

• decoy — If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
• flatter — to make flat.
• get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
• importune — to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
• influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
• inveigle — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
• jawbone — a bone of either jaw; a maxilla or mandible.
• lure — anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
• pester — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
• plague — French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
• press — to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
• soft-soap — Informal. to cajole; flatter.
• soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
• sweet-talk — to use cajoling words.
• urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
• wangle — to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods: to wangle an invitation.
• arm-twist — to subject to arm-twisting: The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes.
• butter up — If someone butters you up, they try to please you because they want you to help or support them.
• come on — You say 'Come on' to someone to encourage them to do something they do not much want to do.
• rope in — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
• talk into — persuade
• work on — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
• clamber — If you clamber somewhere, you climb there with difficulty, usually using your hands as well as your feet.
• drag — drag and drop
• inch — a small island near the seacoast.
• plod — to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden.
• poke — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
• slide — to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
• slither — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
• squirm — to wriggle or writhe.
• wriggle — to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.
• grovel — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
• lag — netlag
• lollygag — lallygag.
• scrabble — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
• writhe — to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
• hang back — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• glide — to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater.
• lurk — lurking
• slink — to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
• sneak — to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
• tiptoe — the tip or end of a toe.
• edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
• gumshoe — Slang. a detective.
• insinuate — to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
• pussyfoot — to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner.
• scramble — to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
• skulk — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
• steal — to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.