CRAWL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of crawl in English
crawl verb
(MOVE )
He had to crawl along a ledge and get in through a window .
crawl along There's a lot of work to be done and we're crawling along at a snail's pace .
crawl There'd been a bad accident on the motorway and traffic was crawling. trundle Lorries trundle through the narrow lanes. creep He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise. trudge They trudged wearily through the snow. stroll We spent the afternoon strolling around Budapest. amble He ambled over to the window.
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crawl verb
(TRY TO PLEASE )
[ I ] UK informal disapproving I don't like people who crawl.
crawl verb
(FILL )
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crawl noun
(SWIMMING )
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crawl noun
(MOVEMENT )
(Definition of crawl from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of crawl
crawl
At approximately 8 - 10 months of age, typically developing infants begin to move about independently, by crawling, bottom-shuffling, and so on.
Later on, rolling, crawling, sitting and walking were introduced in their statements.
There are armed men crawling all over the building you are in.
Down below, at street level, are the densely packed mortal masses who hail each float as it crawls by.
Visits to pistillate flowers were recorded only if the insect landed on or crawled over the stigma.
I listened to the bristles as it crawled over the edge of a vertical piece of paper.
Inside the building tranquillity reigned, and it was said that all those who entered by crawling through the small door shared equal social status.
As infants move about by walking, cruising, and crawling, they reach for different items, at different levels and locations, and from a variety of postures.
Reaching, sitting, crawling, grasping, walking, and throwing are just a few of the plethora of skills babies master in their first few years of life.
The females readily crawled onto the host, and typically oviposited within a few seconds.
They are smaller, and their habit of nocturnal feeding is peculiar, as is also that of crawling considerable distances inside the clothing.
However, there seems to be no significant effect of age, gender, and other motor development (like smiling or crawling) on the onset of babbling.
Heart-clearing morning sky: in the offing smoke crawls; that is the warship he is aboard.
A fully equipped and fitted out diner was much heavier than a mobile home, and when it was towed on its own wheels it moved at a crawling pace.
When the larvae were placed in water they rarely rose to the surface ; mostly they crawled around at the bottom of the vessel without showing the typical wriggling motion.
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Translations of crawl
in Chinese (Traditional)
移動, 緩慢移動, 艱難前行…
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移动, 缓慢移动, 艰难前行…
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andar a gatas, arrastrarse, crol…
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rastejar, arrastar-se, engatinhar…
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रांगणे, सरपटत जाणे, हळूहळू किंवा त्रास होत असताना पुढे सरकणे…
（人、虫など）がはう, のろのろした動き, （水泳の）クロール…
emeklemek, (böcek) tırmanmak, (trafik) gıdım gıdım ilerlemek…
ramper, marcher à quatre pattes, (se) traîner…
anar de quatre grapes, pas lent, crol…
kruipen, wemelen van, slakkengang…
கைகள் மற்றும் முழங்கால்களில் அல்லது உங்கள் உடலை ஒரு மேற்பரப்பில் நீட்டிக் கொண்டு செல்ல, மெதுவாக அல்லது சிரமத்துடன் நகர்த்த அல்லது முன்னேற…
(हाथ और घुटनों के बल) रेंगना, (धीमी गति से और कठिनाई से) रेंगना…
ક્રોલ, ખસેડવા, હાથ અને ઘૂંટણ પર લંબાવીને આગળ વધો…
kravle, krybe, snegle sig…
krypa, kravla, släpa sig…
merangkak, bergerak perlahan, diselaputi…
sich schleppen, krabbeln, kriechen…
رینگنا, پیٹ کے بل چلنا, گھسیٹنا…
повзати, плазувати, плентатися…
ползать, тащиться, еле передвигаться…
పాకడం, చేతులు మరియు మోకాళ్లపై కదలడం లేదా శరీరాన్ని భూమి /ఉపరితలం వెంబడి లాగడం., నెమ్మదిగా /కష్టంగా కదలడం లేదా పురోగమించడం…
يَزْحَف, زَحف, سِباحة حُرّة…
হামাগুড়ি দেওয়া, ধীরে ধীরে চলা…
plazit se, vléci se, lézt (po kolenou)…
merayap, merangkak, penuh dirayapi…
คลาน, เคลื่อนที่อย่างช้า ๆ, ปกคลุมด้วยสิ่งเลื้อยคลาน…
czołgać się, pełzać, wlec się…
andare carponi, gattonare, passo d’uomo…
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