crawled

crawled · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (past tense of "crawl") Moved forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.

  2. 2.

    Moved very slowly.

  3. 3.

    Was covered with or felt as if covered with crawling things.

Related words

Antonyms: ran, sprinted
See also: crawl, crawling, crept
Synonyms: crept, inched, slithered

Etymology

Past tense of crawl, from Old Norse krafla meaning "to claw, scratch," related to Swedish kravla and Danish kravle.