ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Crawling

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Crawling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of crawl.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of crawl.

More Meanings

  1. The motion of something that crawls.

Example Sentences

Miss Brass […] devoted herself with uncommon ardour to the study of the law; not wasting her speculations upon its eagle flights, which are rare, but tracing it attentively through all the slippery and eel-like crawlings in which it commonly pursues its way.

Word Forms

Synonyms for crawling

Depending on context, synonyms include creep, moving, slow, crawl, creeping, bumper-to-bumper.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include creep, creeping, slow, moving, bumper-to-bumper, groveling.

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