crawling

crawl-ing · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (present participle of "crawl") Moving forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.

  2. 2.

    Moving very slowly.

  3. 3.

    (adjective) Covered with or infested by things that crawl.

  4. 4.

    Feeling an unpleasant sensation as if insects were moving on the skin.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    crawling with — completely full of or covered with
  • •
    skin crawling — feeling of horror or disgust

Related words

Antonyms: running, sprinting
See also: crawl, crawled, creeping
Synonyms: creeping, inching, slithering

Etymology

Present participle of crawl, from Old Norse krafla meaning "to claw, scratch."