crawling in English

verb

1

(of a person) move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.

they crawled out from under the table

synonyms: creep, worm one's way, go on all fours, go on hands and knees, wriggle, slither, squirm, scrabble

2

behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly in the hope of gaining someone's favor.

don't come crawling back to me later when you realize your mistake

synonyms: grovel to, ingratiate oneself with, be obsequious to, kowtow to, pander to, toady to, truckle to, bow and scrape to, dance attendance on, curry favor with, make up to, fawn on/over, suck up to, lick someone's boots, butter up

3

be covered or crowded with insects or people, to an extent that is disgusting or objectionable.

the place was crawling with soldiers

synonyms: be full of, overflow with, teem with, be packed with, be crowded with, be alive with, be overrun with, swarm with, be bristling with, be infested with, be thick with, be lousy with, be jam-packed with, be chock-full of

4

(of a program) systematically visit (a number of web pages) in order to create an index of data.

its automated software robots crawl websites, grabbing copies of pages to index

noun

creep, crawl, creeping

verb

creep, grovel to, be full of, cower
creep, worm one's way, go on all fours, go on hands and knees, wriggle, slither, squirm, scrabble
grovel to, ingratiate oneself with, be obsequious to, kowtow to, pander to, toady to, truckle to, bow and scrape to, dance attendance on, curry favor with, make up to, fawn on/over, suck up to, lick someone's boots, butter up
be full of, overflow with, teem with, be packed with, be crowded with, be alive with, be overrun with, swarm with, be bristling with, be infested with, be thick with, be lousy with, be jam-packed with, be chock-full of
creep
cower, cringe, creep, grovel, fawn

Use "crawling" in a sentence

1. Crawling synonyms, Crawling pronunciation, Crawling translation, English dictionary definition of Crawling

2. Lines are crawling with calamari.

3. There's something crawling towards Aardvark.

4. The traffic was crawling along.

5. The "Status" column on the crawler access list page shows URLs are crawling or not crawling.

6. (Remember, some children skip Crawling …

7. crouched, crawling, simplified, savage, alone;

8. Lines are crawling with them.

9. You're crawling up my ass lately

10. Oh is crawling, more power chagrin.

11. He was arrested for kerb crawling.

12. His clothes were crawling with lice.

13. Her hair was crawling with lice.

14. Feel as if Crawling with insects

15. This place is crawling with corpses.

16. This ship is crawling with Admirals.

17. The floor was crawling with ants.

18. The room was crawling with vermin.

19. That apple is crawling with worms.

20. The place was crawling with journalists.

21. This place is crawling with police.

22. The lawn was crawling with ants.

23. This place is crawling with wolves.

24. She's always crawling to the boss.

25. The ground was crawling with ants.

26. The place is crawling with cops!

27. I had a very lively night - I woke up and the sheet was crawling, literally crawling with lice.

28. Wading through wet garbage, crawling after monsters!

29. There's a spider crawling up your leg.

30. There's an insect crawling up your leg!

31. The kitchen floor was crawling with ants.

32. The whole place was crawling with cops.

33. The lobby is crawling with those creatures.

34. There's a bug crawling up your leg.

35. That apple is crawling with wiggly worms.

36. The platform was crawling with grey - green uniforms.

37. 2 I want that wall - crawling arachnid prosecuted!

38. Difference between Creeping and crawling December 1, 2018 Published in: Crawling and Creeping Permalink; The crawling and Creeping is an important form of the baby development and it gives the strong neurological foundations to grow.

39. Without them, we'd still be crawling in mud.

40. Like an animal, crawling away in the forest?

41. Same hands, crawling all over me like bugs.

42. Maggie felt like curling up and crawling away.

43. There are wallabies crawling out of the woodwork.

44. These are often described vas a crawling sensation.

45. While the average age for Crawling is nine months, some babies may achieve it earlier or later, or choose walking before Crawling

46. Maniacs, perverts, freaks, crawling out of every hole.

47. Three prisoners escaped by crawling under the wire.

48. The soldiers were furtively crawling through the night.

49. It felt like he was crawling with bugs.

50. Python has several popular web Crawling libraries and frameworks