What does upcrawl mean?
Upcrawl means (intransitive, poetic, archaic) To crawl upward..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(intransitive, poetic, archaic) To crawl upward..
Behold his venal brain bared to our gaze, / See the base thoughts which worm-like there upcrawl, / Countless and teeming from their burrow's maze; […]
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Upcrawl means (intransitive, poetic, archaic) To crawl upward..
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Behold his venal brain bared to our gaze, / See the base thoughts which worm-like there upcrawl, / Countless and teeming from their burrow's maze; […]
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