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crawling

n.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈkɹɔɫɪŋ// UK //kɹˈɔːlɪŋ// crawl·ing

n. moving slowly on your hands and knees, like a baby or an insect. You also use this to describe a car or a computer that is moving very slowly.

n. moving along the ground on hands and knees or by dragging the body. Often used metaphorically to describe a slow rate of progress or movement in traffic or software.


SIMPLE

The baby is crawling across the floor toward her toys.

CONTEXTUAL

Traffic was crawling along the motorway this morning because of the heavy rain.

COMPLEX

While the infant was content crawling through the grass, the adults watched the sunset from the porch, unaware of the small insects doing the same below them.

Synonyms
Usage

The present participle of 'crawl'; functions as a continuous verb form or an adjective.

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