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crawlingnoun
crawlings
pl
The crawling of the baby across the floor was adorable.
Ползание младенца по полу было очаровательным.
Additional translations
ползучесть
ползание (как процесс)
Synonyms
creeping
slithering
slinking
scrambling
wriggling
crawlingadjective
more crawling
Comp.
most crawling
Super.
UK
/ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
US
/ˈkrɔlɪŋ/
The crawling vines covered the entire wall.
Ползучие лозы покрыли всю стену.
Additional translations
ползущий
Synonyms
creeping
sluggish
slow-moving
dragging
lumbering
crawlverb

crawling

Gerund

crawled
Past Simple
crawled
Past Participle
crawling
Gerund
UK
/krɔːl/
US
/krɔl/
The baby began to crawl across the floor.
Малыш начал ползти по полу.
The hikers had to crawl up the steep hill.
Туристам пришлось карабкаться на крутой холм.
Spiders crawl silently in the dark.
Пауки ползают бесшумно в темноте.
Additional translations
гнездиться
скрести
вылезти
Synonyms
creep
slither
slink
drag
grovel
inch
wriggle
squirm
Antonyms
run
sprint
dash

Definitions

crawlingnoun
The act of moving on hands and knees or dragging the body along the ground.
The baby's crawling was a sign that she was developing well.
A slow and laborious movement or progress.
The crawling of traffic after the accident frustrated commuters.
A sensation as of insects creeping over the skin, often due to fear or anxiety.
He felt a crawling on his skin as he walked through the dark, abandoned house.
crawlingadjective
Moving slowly or with difficulty, often on hands and knees.
The crawling baby made its way across the living room floor.
Covered or teeming with something, often insects or people.
The old house was crawling with spiders and other insects.
Excessively servile or sycophantic.
He adopted a crawling tone when speaking to his superiors.
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.
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