Worm wiggled to hide under a rock.

Meaning: The worm moved its body quickly and in small ways to move itself to a place under a hard, solid piece of stone so that it could not be easily seen.

Choice of Words: Wiggled means to move your body in a quick, small way. Hide means to put something in a place where it cannot be easily seen. Rock means a hard, solid piece of stone.

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The worm squirmed to conceal itself beneath a stone.

Meaning: This means that a worm is moving in a wriggling, twisting motion to hide from view under a stone.

Choice of Words: Squirmed means to move in a wriggling, twisting motion. Conceal means to hide something from view. Beneath means below something. Stone is a hard, solid substance that forms naturally in the earth. When you put them together, the sentence describes a worm moving in a wriggling, twisting motion to hide from view under a solid object.

The worm slithered to take cover under a boulder.

Meaning: This means that a worm is moving in a smooth, gliding motion to hide or protect itself from danger under a boulder.

Choice of Words: Slithered means to move in a smooth, gliding motion. Take cover means to hide or protect oneself from danger. Boulder is a large, solid rock. When you put them together, the sentence describes a worm moving in a smooth, gliding motion to hide or protect itself from danger under a large, solid rock.

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