Words · Common
crawling
/kˈɹɔlɪŋ/ · 8 letters · 8 distinct letters
- noun
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
a crawl was all that the injured man could manage
- 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
- verb
be full of
The old cheese was crawling with maggots
- verb
show submission or fear