What are some alternative words for crawl?
Synonyms for crawl
krɔl
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Princeton's WordNet
crawl(noun)
a very slow movement
"the traffic advanced at a crawl"
Synonyms:
crawling, front crawl, creep, creepingcrawl, front crawl, Australian crawl(noun)
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
Synonyms:
crawling, front crawl, creep, creepingcrawl, crawling, creep, creeping(verb)
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
"a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
Synonyms:
creep, weirdo, weirdy, weirdie, front crawl, crawling, spook, creepingcrawl, creep(verb)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
"The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
Synonyms:
pussyfoot, creep, mouse, sneak, fawn, grovel, cower, cringecrawl(verb)
feel as if crawling with insects
"My skin crawled--I was terrified"
crawl(verb)
be full of
"The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel(verb)
show submission or fear
Synonyms:
cower, sneak, recoil, bootlick, fawn, quail, flinch, funk, grovel, huddle, cringe, wince, truckle, kowtow, kotow, pussyfoot, squinch, creep, mouse, suck up, toady, shrinkcrawl(verb)
swim by doing the crawl
"European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"
Editors Contribution
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
crawl(v. n.)
Synonyms:
creep
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #2382 | mouse | |
| #8260 | funk | |
| #10970 | ramp | |
| #13161 | shrink | |
| #14216 | crawl | |
| #14228 | tracing | |
| #16203 | sneak | |
| #18621 | creep | |
| #22481 | crawling | |
| #22782 | quail | |
| #26337 | creeping | |
| #30821 | fawn | |
| #31728 | recoil | |
| #31924 | wince | |
| #43010 | cringe | |
| #49409 | huddle | |
| #50705 | weirdo | |
| #51312 | spook | |
| #60090 | slither | |
| #76457 | flinch | |
| #102486 | cower | |
| #116571 | grovel | |
| #128894 | toady | |
| #207328 | kowtow | |
| #271278 | pussyfoot | |
| #275633 | truckle |
How to use crawl in a sentence?
You need to learn to crawl before you try to walk.
RVM:
In life, we must first learn to crawl, then stand, then walk, then run, and only then, fly. We cannot crawl into flying.-RVM
We didn't just crawl across the finish line bloody and broken -- we exploded through Paradise High School and exceeded all expectations.
I don't know of anyone looking at it for monetary reasons anymore, it slowed almost to a crawl, and for a while it was the hottest thing going.
Love makes your soul crawl out of it's hiding place
Translations for crawl
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- دب, زحف, يزحفArabic
- iməkləməkAzerbaijani
- поўзаць, паўзціBelarusian
- пълзя, угоднича, гъмжа, лазя, влача, плувам кроул, пълзене, кроулBulgarian
- arrossegar-se, gatejarCatalan, Valencian
- plazit, léztCzech
- kravle, krybe, crawlDanish
- wimmeln, krabbeln, kriechen, kraulen, Schneckentempo, KraulGerman
- taEwe
- έρπω, κάνω κρόουλ, μπουσουλάω, κρόουλGreek
- rampiEsperanto
- rampar, gatear, estar cuajado, avanzar a paso de tortuga, arrastrar, estar de cuajado, arrastrarse, reptar, humillarse, humillarse ante, crol, estilo crol, crawlSpanish
- خزیدنPersian
- madella, saada, ryömiä, kontata, väre, läpi, vilistä, kylmä, kroolata, indeksoida, konttaus, ryömintä, matelu, krooliFinnish
- grulva, krovlFaroese
- avancer au pas, s'aplatir devant, grouiller de, grouiller, ramper, s'aplatir, avoir la chair de poule, faire le crawlFrench
- krûpeWestern Frisian
- èalaidh, snàigScottish Gaelic
- זחל, הזדחלHebrew
- घिसटनाHindi
- mászik, vánszorog, kúszik, hemzsegHungarian
- սողալArmenian
- skríða, skriðsundIcelandic
- nuotare a crawl, strisciare, brulicare, crawlItalian
- 這う, クロールJapanese
- ბობღვა, ცოცვა, ხოხვაGeorgian
- លូនKhmer
- 기어가다Korean
- rēpōLatin
- ຄານLao
- rāpotLatvian
- ползиMacedonian
- rangkak, gaya rangkakMalay
- တွားBurmese
- kruipenDutch
- krypeNorwegian
- pełzać, pełznąćPolish
- rastejar, engatinhar, crawlPortuguese
- târîRomanian
- ползти́, по́лзать, попо́лзать, уго́дничать, пресмыка́ться, кише́ть, [[мурашка, лебезии́ь, заи́скивать, поползти́, [[плыть]] [[кроль, ползание, крольRussian
- пузати, пузити, puzati, puziti, плазити, plazitiSerbo-Croatian
- plaziť, kraulSlovak
- plazitiSlovene
- krypa, kräla, crawlSwedish
- வலம்Tamil
- దేకు, పాకుTelugu
- хазиданTajik
- คลานThai
- emeklemekTurkish
- повзати, повзтиUkrainian
- bò, trườnVietnamese
- קריכןYiddish
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