Crawl

usgb/krɔːl/
verb

To move slowly on the hands and knees or dragging the body low to the ground.

The baby crawled towards its toy.
Visual representation of "crawl" - To move slowly on the hands and knees or dragging the body low to the ground

Often appears as...

  • crawl on the ground
  • crawl towards
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Infant Movement

Crawl describes how babies move before they learn to walk.

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Look, the baby is learning to crawl!
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Conveying Stealth

Used to suggest moving quietly and carefully to avoid detection.

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The thief crawled silently through the dark room.
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