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crawl English

Meaning crawl meaning

What does crawl mean?
Definitions in simple English

crawl Verb

— The way an animal or baby might walk. If something crawls, it walks on four or more legs. For a person, this means using the hands and arms like legs. I crawled through the tunnel. — If something crawls, it moves slowly. Yesterday seemed so long, like time was crawling. — If your skin crawls. you feel bugs are crawling over your body. This is often a way of saying you are afraid or disturbed. Just hearing about that makes my skin crawl. — If a place is crawling with something, that thing covers that place. The club was crawling with people I'd like to meet.

crawl Noun

— A crawl is when something crawls on more than two legs. If was a long crawl though the bushes. — If something is moving at a crawl, it is going slowly. We were making progress, but only at a crawl. — The crawl is a way of swimming. The first stroke we learned in swimming class was the crawl.

crawl

— verb move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed — verb feel as if crawling with insects My skin crawled--I was terrified — noun a very slow movement the traffic advanced at a crawl — noun (= crawling, creep, creeping) a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body a crawl was all that the injured man could manage the traffic moved at a creep — noun a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick — verb be full of The old cheese was crawling with maggots — verb swim by doing the crawl European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl — verb (= fawn) show submission or fear

Synonyms crawl synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as crawl?

crawl English » English

creep slither grovel climb move slowly drag cringe crawling worm trail creeping wriggle cower Australian crawl walk slowly squirm sneak slip slide seethe move kowtow front crawl formicate fawn crouch advance slowly writhe wiggle walk undress twirl turn trudge truckle tour totter teem in struggle stream step sputter spread branches spread spill snake slip and fall slink slide along sizzle

Topics crawl topics

What do people use crawl to talk about?
Universe, creation Animal Animal actions

Animal movement
Person Life Stage of life

Baby
Physical actions Move Manner of movement Walk

Crawl
Physical actions Move Manner of movement Move quickly

Move slowly
Daily life Sleep

Go to sleep

Conjugation crawl conjugation

How do you conjugate crawl?

crawl · verb

Examples crawl examples

How do I use crawl in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The baby began to crawl.
I'm so sorry about what I did. I wish I could just crawl into a hole and die.
I'm so embarrassed I could dig a hole and crawl into it.
He felt something crawl up his leg.
She knows how to do the crawl.
Tom and his mates went on a pub crawl and all ended up pretty drunk.
I just want to crawl into a hole and never come out.
Tom is just learning to crawl.
Babies crawl before they walk.
Their baby has just started to crawl.
I had to crawl under the fence.
Tom tried to crawl under the fence.
Our kid can't even crawl yet.
I just want to crawl into a hole and die.
The thought of powdered sugar makes my skin crawl.

Movie subtitles

It could crawl overboard on its own!
Crawl forward!
Never thought I'd ever crawl back into this hole.
You'd better crawl, or I might have to put the lug on you.
I think you can make it if you crawl along the cliff in back of you.
Asking me to crawl on my belly the last thing I do.
You can't talk to me that way then crawl out of it.
Even if we both have to crawl on our bellies to every fat old cat.
I want to crawl to her feet, whimper to be forgiven. for loving me, for needing her more than my own life. for belonging to her more than my own soul.
They're working on our spirits, trying to make us cringe and crawl, working on our decency.
According to your beautiful ideals, I'm supposed to crawl away somewhere and die. so that you and Bob can be friends.
Would you rather crawl to them?
Much as I'd like to kill the Monster, I'd hate to crawl around through those dark catacombs of Frankenstein's castle in the black of the night.
I want to crawl into its dark light, dive into its shining darkness!
The meat could crawl overboard on its own!
I'd like to see you crawl out of a rumble seat.
Never thought I'd ever crawl back - into this hole.
I don't want to crawl in and dirty up her goldfish bowl. Now listen, this woman's decent.
He likes to see men crawl.
I'm going to lock the door, plug the bell, cut the telephone. and crawl into bed for a month.
He intended, with the aid of this ladder. to crawl down into your place some night and polish Robert off with this.
The woods are so thick. We'll crawl through the valley.
Trying to crawl out from under, Nick?
So you're trying to crawl out in a fight, huh?
You're starting to crawl, eh?
You can't talk to me that way then crawl out of it. - When I'm mad, I'm mad.
Kanima is this crazy lizard creature that can crawl on ceilings and walls.
I would crawl through a hole for him.
They're working on our spirits trying to make us cringe and crawl, working on our decency.
Yes, sir. - When we gotta cross the street. we don't crawl through the sewer to get there.
I only took the job because my bank account was trying to crawl under a duck.
This suit's beginning to crawl.
Your Excellency, I intend to show His Majesty the utmost respect, but he cannot possibly expect me to crawl along the floor.
Don't you dare crawl in like a worm.

News and current affairs

Without exception, population growth in rich countries has slowed to a crawl.
If, in future, every country continues to send at least one commissioner to Brussels, the process will grind to a crawl, if not a halt.
Certainly, the trend toward full-service single regulators outside the central bank has slowed to a crawl (though Indonesia is consolidating regulators at present).
Coming from the other direction, China's crawl toward a more market-oriented brand of capitalism also has potential pitfalls.
Now, with serious congestion slowing traffic in major cities to a crawl, the land gradient in housing prices is steep once again.
Yes, nobody wants to be Japan, the fallen angel that went from one of the fastest growing economies in the world for more than three decades to one that has slowed to a crawl for the past 18 years.

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