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crawling

SayKRAW-ling/ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ/

2 meanings of crawling

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    The slow movement of something that drags itself along the ground.

    Like the slow way a worm moves across the dirt.

    The crawling of the spider across the wall scared the children.

    The turtle's crawling was so slow we nearly fell asleep watching it.

    Similarcreeping

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of crawl. Use this -ing form when the action is happening right now.

    The baby is crawling across the kitchen floor toward her toys.

    She is crawling under the fence to reach the lost ball.

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crawling is a form of crawl

crawl, verb: To move slowly on your hands and knees, or with your body close to the ground. Full entry

Forms
crawlcrawls he/she/itcrawling -ing formcrawled past tense, past participle
Spelling
crawl → crawling: add -ing

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