蠕动 (rú dòng) — to wriggle, to squirm; (geology) to creep

Definition

Literary/scientific verb meaning 'to wriggle, squirm, or creep' — used for slow, wave-like motion of worms and snakes, and technically for crustal creep. More formal and less common than everyday verbs like 爬.

verb

to wriggleto squirm(geology) to creep

Examples

蠕动。
Yì tiáo qiū yǐn zài ní tǔ lǐ màn màn rú dòng.
An earthworm slowly wriggles in the soil.
蠕动。
Shé de shēn tǐ zài cǎo cóng zhōng rú dòng qián jìn.
The snake's body squirmed forward through the grass.
蠕动，。
Dì qiào de rú dòng fēi cháng huǎn màn, měi nián zhǐ yǒu jǐ háo mǐ.
The creep of the Earth's crust is extremely slow, only a few millimeters per year.

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