crawl

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verb

ˈkrȯl

crawled; crawling; crawls

intransitive verb

: to move on one's hands and knees

The baby crawled toward her mother.

: to move slowly in a prone position without or as if without the use of limbs

The snake crawled into its hole.

The soldiers crawled forward on their bellies.

: to move or progress slowly or laboriously

traffic crawling along at 10 miles an hour

: to advance by guile or servility

crawling into favor by toadying to his boss

: to spread by extending stems or tendrils

a crawling vine

: to be alive or swarming with or as if with creeping things

a kitchen crawling with ants

: to have the sensation of insects creeping over one

the story made her flesh crawl

: to fail to stay evenly spread

—used of paint, varnish, or glaze

transitive verb

: to move upon in or as if in a creeping manner

all the creatures that crawl the earth

: to reprove harshly

they got no good right to crawl me for what I wrote

Marjorie K. Rawlings

Example Sentences

Verb Does the baby crawl yet? We got down on our knees and crawled through a small opening. The baby crawled across the floor toward her mother. The soldiers crawled forward on their bellies. The snake crawled into its hole. They're doing construction on the road, so traffic is crawling. I worked late into the night, and it was 2 a.m. before I finally crawled into bed. The bus crawled along the rough and narrow road. The days slowly crawled by. Work on the project has crawled to a standstill. Noun Near the construction site, traffic had slowed to a crawl. The bus was moving along at a crawl. Her strongest stroke is the crawl. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

He’s one of the few reasons, if any, to think the Red Sox can crawl back into the playoff chase.

Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2022 Allan attempted to crawl into the vehicle to keep Brown calm until paramedics arrived, but Brown shot him 11 times.

Washington Post, 7 May 2022 Allan attempted to crawl into the vehicle to keep Brown calm until paramedics arrived.

Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2022 Working closely with the faithful Louis Howe, Father’s political aide, Mother strengthened his resolve not to give in to the temptation to crawl into a hole at Hyde Park and let the world pass him by.

James Roosevelt, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2022 My brain tells me to do my nighttime skincare routine, but my body tells me to crawl into bed.

Garrett Munce, Town & Country, 1 May 2022 Down 2-0, Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors will try and crawl back into their series against Joel Embiid, James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers tonight in the third game of their first round 2022 NBA playoffs series.

oregonlive, 20 Apr. 2022 Spring has arrived at last, but Tesla bears might want to crawl back into their caves to hibernate some more.

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022 Guards forced some captives to crawl back to their cells.

James Marson, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022

Noun

Then came the grinding crawl to the majors, interrupted in January 2021 with a trade to the Pirates.

Nathan Baird, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022 The National Fried Chicken Day crawl was started in 2021 by Regarding Her, an all-female restaurant organization.

Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 The bar crawl starts at Avenue Bar, where participants can pick up their vouchers and get the party started, and visits multiples downtown venues.

Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2022 This scene falls right after the flashy credits that come before the long crawl.

Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 May 2022 Judith dropped me off, then booked it to the starting line of the beer crawl.

Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 Eight years later, their union has created Union Kitchen & Bar, a new Peruvian and Italian neighborhood eatery that debuted mid-August at 2309 N. Dixie Highway, one block south of the nightlife crawl on Wilton Drive.

Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Aug. 2021 Admission into the car crawl is free, except for the Saturday night fundraiser.

Nour Rahal And Janelle James, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2021 Amid the growing housing crisis, taxpayers have grown frustrated with the snail-like crawl of affordable housing development.

oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2021 See More

单词	crawled
释义	crawl 1 of 2 verb ˈkrȯl crawled; crawling; crawls intransitive verb 1 a : to move on one's hands and knees The baby crawled toward her mother. b : to move slowly in a prone position without or as if without the use of limbs The snake crawled into its hole. The soldiers crawled forward on their bellies. 2 : to move or progress slowly or laboriously traffic crawling along at 10 miles an hour 3 : to advance by guile or servility crawling into favor by toadying to his boss 4 : to spread by extending stems or tendrils a crawling vine 5 a : to be alive or swarming with or as if with creeping things a kitchen crawling with ants b : to have the sensation of insects creeping over one the story made her flesh crawl 6 : to fail to stay evenly spread —used of paint, varnish, or glaze transitive verb 1 : to move upon in or as if in a creeping manner all the creatures that crawl the earth 2 : to reprove harshly they got no good right to crawl me for what I wrote Marjorie K. Rawlings crawl 2 of 2 noun 1 a : the act or action of crawling b : slow or laborious progress c chiefly British : a going from one pub to another 2 : a fast swimming stroke executed in a prone position with alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick 3 : lettering that moves vertically or horizontally across a television or motion-picture screen to give information (such as performer credits or news bulletins) Synonyms Verb belly creep grovel slide slither snake worm wriggle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb Does the baby crawl yet? We got down on our knees and crawled through a small opening. The baby crawled across the floor toward her mother. The soldiers crawled forward on their bellies. The snake crawled into its hole. They're doing construction on the road, so traffic is crawling. I worked late into the night, and it was 2 a.m. before I finally crawled into bed. The bus crawled along the rough and narrow road. The days slowly crawled by. Work on the project has crawled to a standstill. Noun Near the construction site, traffic had slowed to a crawl. The bus was moving along at a crawl. Her strongest stroke is the crawl. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb He’s one of the few reasons, if any, to think the Red Sox can crawl back into the playoff chase. Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2022 Allan attempted to crawl into the vehicle to keep Brown calm until paramedics arrived, but Brown shot him 11 times. Washington Post, 7 May 2022 Allan attempted to crawl into the vehicle to keep Brown calm until paramedics arrived. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2022 Working closely with the faithful Louis Howe, Father’s political aide, Mother strengthened his resolve not to give in to the temptation to crawl into a hole at Hyde Park and let the world pass him by. James Roosevelt, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2022 My brain tells me to do my nighttime skincare routine, but my body tells me to crawl into bed. Garrett Munce, Town & Country, 1 May 2022 Down 2-0, Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors will try and crawl back into their series against Joel Embiid, James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers tonight in the third game of their first round 2022 NBA playoffs series. oregonlive, 20 Apr. 2022 Spring has arrived at last, but Tesla bears might want to crawl back into their caves to hibernate some more. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022 Guards forced some captives to crawl back to their cells. James Marson, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Noun Then came the grinding crawl to the majors, interrupted in January 2021 with a trade to the Pirates. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022 The National Fried Chicken Day crawl was started in 2021 by Regarding Her, an all-female restaurant organization. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 The bar crawl starts at Avenue Bar, where participants can pick up their vouchers and get the party started, and visits multiples downtown venues. Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2022 This scene falls right after the flashy credits that come before the long crawl. Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 May 2022 Judith dropped me off, then booked it to the starting line of the beer crawl. Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 Eight years later, their union has created Union Kitchen & Bar, a new Peruvian and Italian neighborhood eatery that debuted mid-August at 2309 N. Dixie Highway, one block south of the nightlife crawl on Wilton Drive. Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Aug. 2021 Admission into the car crawl is free, except for the Saturday night fundraiser. Nour Rahal And Janelle James, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2021 Amid the growing housing crisis, taxpayers have grown frustrated with the snail-like crawl of affordable housing development. oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English, from Old Norse krafla First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun 1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing crawl come/crawl out of the woodwork make someone's skin/flesh crawl make someone's flesh crawl/creep pub crawl make someone's skin crawl/creep crawl space crawl to a stop/standstill come/crawl out of the woodwork make someone's skin/flesh crawl make someone's flesh crawl/creep pub crawl make someone's skin crawl/creep crawl space crawl to a stop/standstill See More Kids Definition crawl 1 of 2 verb ˈkrȯl crawled; crawling 1 : to move slowly with the body close to the ground : move on hands and knees 2 : to go very slowly or carefully Traffic was crawling along. 3 : to be covered with or have the feeling of being covered with creeping things The food was crawling with flies. crawl 2 of 2 noun 1 : the act or motion of going very slowly Traffic is at a crawl. 2 : a swimming stroke performed by moving first one arm over the head and then the other while kicking the legs crawled verb past tense of crawl 1 as in crept to move slowly with the body close to the ground the time we had to crawl through a narrow passageway from one cave to another Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance crept slid snaked slithered wriggled tiptoed crouched squatted sneaked groveled grovelled snuck wormed bellied inched skulked stole edged nosed 2 as in dragged to move slowly the weekend traffic on the road to the beach just crawled Synonyms & Similar Words dragged crept shuffled poked slouched inched limped oozed shambled trudged plodded snailed nosed tramped creaked (along) lumbered Antonyms & Near Antonyms flew sped raced floated sailed glided whizzed speeded hurried zipped tore See More 3 as in poked to move or act slowly the deadline is fast approaching, so this is no time to crawl Synonyms & Similar Words dragged poked lingered delayed crept strolled shuffled loitered lagged played dawdled stalled fell behind lounged lollygagged diddled moped staggered dropped behind hung fire sauntered tarried dillydallied marked time lallygagged ambled dallied dragged one's heels idled dragged one's feet inched took one's time loafed shilly-shallied plodded lolled trifled decelerated eased lumbered fooled around messed around temporized procrastinated hanged (around or out) puttered (around) pottered (around) fiddled (around) filibustered monkeyed (around) hung (around or out) slowed (down or up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms scurried sped flew scooted raced rushed hurried ripped ran bolted whirled run hastened whizzed tore dashed zipped whisked rocketed scrambled scudded darted speeded hurtled coursed hustled humped barreled careered barrelled trotted stampeded ran sprinted breezed bowled run hotfooted (it) jogged galloped accelerated quickened sped (up) overtook outpaced caught up outstripped speeded (up) outran fast-forwarded See More 4 as in bursted to be copiously supplied something must be up, as city hall is crawling with reporters Synonyms & Similar Words bursted buzzed hummed burst swarmed bulged bustled brimmed pullulated overflowed teemed abounded bristled Antonyms & Near Antonyms needed wanted lacked
随便看	at one go at one time at one time or another at one with at one's age at one's beck and call at one's door at one's elbow at one's feet at one's fingertips at one's leisure at one's own peril at one's own risk at one's peril at one's wit's end at one's wits' end at ouster at peace at play at present at random at regular intervals at rest at retail at risk

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