crawls

Meanings

Noun

• a very slow movement
• a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
• a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
• plural of crawl

Verb

• move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
• feel as if crawling with insects
• be full of
• show submission or fear
• swim by doing the crawl
• third-person singular simple present indicative of crawl

Synonyms

Australian crawl, cower, crawl, crawling, creep, creeping, cringe, fawn, front crawl, grovel