Definition of inchworm in English:

inchworm

nounˈɪn(t)ʃwəːmˈɪn(t)ʃwərm

North American

A caterpillar of a geometrid moth, which moves forward by arching and straightening its body; a looper.
Example sentencesExamples
- Eventually he was reduced to scooting along like an inchworm.
- Visually, it's kind of like an inchworm… the back feet move towards the front, then the front feet move away from the back.
- Unlike inchworms, we humans see the value of standardized measures: They foster reliable replication of a phrase and they make for easy togetherness.
- I imagined little creatures - frogs, crickets, and inchworms - busying themselves.
- Experiments show that matchstick-size slivers of hydrogel, the type of material used for soft contact lenses, can ooze along like snails, slither like snakes, and creep ahead like inchworms.

Definition of inchworm in US English:

inchworm

nounˈɪn(t)ʃwərmˈin(t)SHwərm

North American

A caterpillar of a geometrid moth, which moves forward by arching and straightening its body.
British term looper
Example sentencesExamples
- Visually, it's kind of like an inchworm… the back feet move towards the front, then the front feet move away from the back.
- Unlike inchworms, we humans see the value of standardized measures: They foster reliable replication of a phrase and they make for easy togetherness.
- Experiments show that matchstick-size slivers of hydrogel, the type of material used for soft contact lenses, can ooze along like snails, slither like snakes, and creep ahead like inchworms.
- I imagined little creatures - frogs, crickets, and inchworms - busying themselves.
- Eventually he was reduced to scooting along like an inchworm.

单词	inchworm
释义	Definition of inchworm in English: inchworm nounˈɪn(t)ʃwəːmˈɪn(t)ʃwərm North American A caterpillar of a geometrid moth, which moves forward by arching and straightening its body; a looper. Example sentencesExamples Eventually he was reduced to scooting along like an inchworm. Visually, it's kind of like an inchworm… the back feet move towards the front, then the front feet move away from the back. Unlike inchworms, we humans see the value of standardized measures: They foster reliable replication of a phrase and they make for easy togetherness. I imagined little creatures - frogs, crickets, and inchworms - busying themselves. Experiments show that matchstick-size slivers of hydrogel, the type of material used for soft contact lenses, can ooze along like snails, slither like snakes, and creep ahead like inchworms. Definition of inchworm in US English: inchworm nounˈɪn(t)ʃwərmˈin(t)SHwərm North American A caterpillar of a geometrid moth, which moves forward by arching and straightening its body. British term looper Example sentencesExamples Visually, it's kind of like an inchworm… the back feet move towards the front, then the front feet move away from the back. Unlike inchworms, we humans see the value of standardized measures: They foster reliable replication of a phrase and they make for easy togetherness. Experiments show that matchstick-size slivers of hydrogel, the type of material used for soft contact lenses, can ooze along like snails, slither like snakes, and creep ahead like inchworms. I imagined little creatures - frogs, crickets, and inchworms - busying themselves. Eventually he was reduced to scooting along like an inchworm.
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