Inspired by " I Knew You Were Tribbles When You Dropped In..."
PNQ: What would you use as the appropriate verb for Tribble movement?
They don't exactly "walk." One of the comments guessed "scuffle", but I'm not sure about that one.
The closest real-world animal motion that I could come up with is snails. Each muscle contracting and extending and acting as a "foot" and "leg" in turn.
The real name for snail movement is "crawling" or "gliding" or "sliding" or "creeping."
I don't have much problem with "creeping".
When it comes to worms, "crawling" is up there with "squirming" and "wriggling", none of which seem to fit tribbles.
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