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'crawl' in a sentence

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crawl noun

: a very slow movement

: 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

crawl verb

: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

: feel as if crawling with insects

: be full of

: show submission or fear

: swim by doing the crawl


  • The thought of powdered sugar makes my skin crawl.
  • Ants were crawling on the fig.
  • I crawled under the fence.
  • The room is crawling with spiders.
  • I crawled out of bed and got dressed.
  • Our daughter has started crawling.
  • He crawled to the side on his belly.
  • The town is always crawling with tourists.
  • She felt something crawl up her leg.
  • She crawled under her bed.
  • He used all his strength to crawl out of the wrecked car.
  • The place was crawling with cops.
  • It makes my skin crawl.
  • The dog crawled through an opening in the fence.
  • I just want to crawl into a hole and die.
  • As soon as Jim got home, he crawled into bed.
  • We crawled like so many ants along the mountain pass.
  • Maru crawled out from under the table.
  • The holiday traffic crawled along the highway.
  • Can you do the crawl?
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