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crawlnoun
crawls
pl
UK
/krɔːl/
US
/krɔl/
The baby moved forward in a crawl across the living room floor.
Le bébé avançait par reptation sur le sol du salon.
bandeau défilantTélévision, information.
Breaking news headlines ran in a crawl along the bottom of the broadcast.
Les gros titres des dernières nouvelles défilaient dans un bandeau défilant en bas du programme.
tournée des bars
They organized a crawl to celebrate the end of the semester.
Ils ont organisé une tournée des bars pour fêter la fin du semestre.
Traffic was reduced to a crawl due to the construction work on the highway.
La circulation a été réduite à un ralentissement à cause des travaux sur l’autoroute.
crawlNage.
She improved her speed in the crawl after weeks of practice.
Elle a amélioré sa vitesse en crawl après des semaines d’entraînement.
Synonyms
slither
creep
sneak
slink
drag
crawlverb
crawled
Past Simple
crawled
Past Participle
crawling
Gerund
UK
/krɔːl/
US
/krɔl/
avancer lentement
Traffic was crawling along the highway due to the accident.
La circulation avançait lentement sur l’autoroute à cause de l’accident.
crawlerInformatique.
The search engine regularly crawls the site to update its index.
Le moteur de recherche crawler régulièrement le site pour mettre à jour son index.
The baby began to crawl across the floor.
Le bébé a commencé à ramper sur le sol.
Additional translations
s’étendre lentement
ramperAu sens figuré, avec une idée de servilité.
Synonyms
squirm
wriggle
inch
grovel
drag
slink
slither
creep
Antonyms
dash
sprint
run
crawladjective
UK
/krɔːl/
US
/krɔl/
Used attributively, e.g., in the term "crawl space" or "crawl speed".
de vide sanitaireDans l’expression crawl space.
They installed insulation in the crawl space beneath the house.
Ils ont installé une isolation dans le vide sanitaire sous la maison.

Definitions

crawlnoun
A slow pace of movement, typically on hands and knees.
The baby moved forward in a crawl across the living room floor.
A swimming stroke where the swimmer lies on their front and moves their arms over their head in a circular motion while kicking their legs.
She improved her speed in the crawl after weeks of practice.
A slow or laborious progress or movement.
Traffic was reduced to a crawl due to the construction work on the highway.
A bar crawl, an event where participants visit multiple bars in a single night.
They organized a crawl to celebrate the end of the semester.
A line or strip of moving text that scrolls across a screen, especially on television news or video.
Breaking news headlines ran in a crawl along the bottom of the broadcast.
crawlverb
To move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.
The baby began to crawl across the floor.
To move slowly or with difficulty, especially in a way that is close to the ground.
Traffic was crawling along the highway due to the accident.
To behave in a servile or obsequious manner.
He would crawl to his boss to get a promotion.
To spread or move in a slow or stealthy manner.
The ivy began to crawl up the side of the house.
Computing: to systematically browse or index the content of (a website or the internet) with an automated program.
The search engine regularly crawls the site to update its index.
crawladjective
Designed for or relating to a space or pace that requires movement by crawling.
They installed insulation in the crawl space beneath the house.
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