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Meaning of crawling

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

crawling

Pronunciation:/ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

    Example: Clutching my wounded side, I crawled back to the trench.

  2. To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.

    Example: The rush-hour traffic crawled around the bypass.

  3. To act in a servile manner.

    Example: Don't come crawling to me with your useless apologies!

  4. (with "with") See crawl with.

noun

Definitions

  1. The motion of something that crawls.