crawling
kraw ling
- n a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- v move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed - v feel as if crawling with insects
- v be full of
The old cheese was crawling with maggots - v show submission or fear
- v swim by doing the crawl; they often don't know how to crawl"