wriggle; squirm; peristalsis
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to wriggle; to squirm; to move like an earthworm crawling; (biology) peristalsis
Commonly describes the movement of worms, insects, or the involuntary wave-like muscular contractions of the digestive tract (peristalsis).
Qiū蚯
yǐn蚓
zài在
cháo潮
shī湿
de的
ní泥
tǔ土
lǐ里
màn慢
man慢
rú蠕
dòng动
。
The earthworms were wriggling slowly in the damp soil.
Xiǎo小
cháng肠
shì是
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
rú蠕
dòng动
zhe着
de的
，
bāng帮
zhù助
xiāo消
huà化
shí食
wù物
。
The small intestine is constantly undergoing peristalsis to help digest food.
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Máo毛
máo毛
chóng虫
zài在
yè叶
zi子
shàng上
rú蠕
dòng动
qián前
jìn进
。
The caterpillar inched forward on the leaf.
Tā他
téng疼
de得
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
zhí直
rú蠕
dòng动
。
He was writhing in bed from the pain.