English dictionary
crawl
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
noun
- a very slow movement
noun
- a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
verb
- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
verb
- swim by doing the crawl
verb
- show submission or fear
verb
- be full of
verb
- feel as if crawling with insects
Example sentences
a crawl was all that the injured man could manage
the traffic moved at a creep
the traffic advanced at a crawl
The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed
European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl
The old cheese was crawling with maggots
My skin crawled — I was terrified