Definition

Examples

• 一条蚯蚓在泥土里慢慢蠕动。
  Yì tiáo qiūyǐn zài ní tǔ lǐ mànmàn rú dòng.
  An earthworm slowly wriggles in the soil.
• 蛇的身体在草丛中蠕动前进。
  Shé de shēntǐ zài cǎocóng zhōng rú dòng qiánjìn.
  The snake's body squirmed forward through the grass.
• 地壳的蠕动非常缓慢，每年只有几毫米。
  Dìqiào de rú dòng fēicháng huǎnmàn, měinián zhǐ yǒu jǐ háomǐ.
  The creep of the Earth's crust is extremely slow, only a few millimeters per year.