crawl
/kɹˈɔl/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
verb
- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
“The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed” - feel as if crawling with insects
“My skin crawled--I was terrified” - be full of
“The old cheese was crawling with maggots” - show submission or fear
- swim by doing the crawl
“European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl”
noun
- a very slow movement
“the traffic advanced at a crawl” - a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
- a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
“a crawl was all that the injured man could manage”
Synonyms for crawl
Words that rhyme with crawl
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