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What is another word for crawl?

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Verb

To move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground

To move very slowly (towards something)

To act at a slow speed

To teem, or be overrun or overflowing with

To behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly in the hope of gaining someone's favor

To move somewhere in a slow and steady way

To express remorse or regret

To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet

To lower in standing, or to bring dishonor or shame to

To drip or dribble down vertically (in drops)

To move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously

To be the site of or cause an itch

To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in

A style of swimming where the swimmer is face-down in the water and moves the arms in alternating overhead strokes

Slow pace

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To move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground

move on hands and knees

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“Max and Jack would be able to crawl under the electrified fence and slip into the forest.”

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To move very slowly (towards something)

move at a snail's pace

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

appear to pass slowly

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“Our train would crawl slowly through the American countryside like a scene out of a Buster Keaton movie.”

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To act at a slow speed

temporize^US

temporise^UK

put off doing something

use delaying tactics

hold back

let the grass grow under one's feet

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“We crawl through our days paralyzed with indecision as we shuffle through life's hoops and hurdles.”

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To teem, or be overrun or overflowing with

be chock-a-block with

be up to one's ears in

be knee deep in

be all over the place

be thick on the ground

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“The hallways, after lying dormant for months, would soon crawl with students again.”

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To behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly in the hope of gaining someone's favor

ingratiate oneself with

be sycophantic towards

rub up the right way

ingratiate yourself

be obsequious towards

try to get on the good side of

eat crow

humiliate yourself

prostrate oneself

prostrate oneself before

curry favor^US

humor^US

humour^UK

throw oneself at someone's feet

lie down and roll over

eulogize^US

get on the right side of

grovel before

cringe before

praise to excess

fall over oneself for

slaver

abase

scrape

bow and scrape before

eulogise^UK

lay it on with a trowel

compliment excessively

express admiration for

patronise^UK

seek someone's company

cherish

patronize^US

dance attendance upon

get on the good side of

seek the friendship of

try to get someone on one's side

run after

associate with

try to get on someone's good side

get in someone's good books

lionize^US

rave over

lionise^UK

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“A few years ago, a representative of the Queen would have had to crawl and beg for admission to that jealous Court.”

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To move somewhere in a slow and steady way

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To express remorse or regret

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To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet

plough^UK

plow^US

reconnoiter^US

reconnoitre^UK

get

go for a constitutional

go from place to place

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To lower in standing, or to bring dishonor or shame to

bastardise^UK

bastardize^US

profane

deteriorate

prostitute

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

vandalize^US

stigmatize^US

vandalise^UK

treat with disrespect

stigmatise^UK

colour^UK

scandalize^US

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

vulgarize^US

vulgarise^UK

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

color^US

scandalise^UK

discolor^US

discolour^UK

commit sacrilege against

minimize^US

make someone eat humble pie

axe^UK

slash

get one's comeuppance

ax^US

minimise^UK

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To drip or dribble down vertically (in drops)

distil^UK

distill^US

baptise^UK

baptize^US

vocalize^US

vocalise^UK

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To move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously

move on hands and knees

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

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To be the site of or cause an itch

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To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in

make someone feel sick

make one's flesh creep

appal^UK

outrage

appall^US

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

make someone want to throw up

give someone the creeps

make one's hair stand on end

give offence to

knock for six

cause to feel nauseous

fill with loathing

make someone's flesh creep

be extremely distasteful to

make someone's skin crawl

make someone's blood run cold

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make someone's stomach rise

cause raised eyebrows

raise eyebrows amongst

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

make someone feel nauseous

traumatize^US

paralyse^UK

antagonize^US

traumatise^UK

paralyze^US

antagonise^UK

raise someone's eyebrows

throw a curve

shake out of your complacency

set someone back on their heels

completely surprise

give a turn

hit like ton of bricks

take the wind out of your sails

hurt somebody's feelings

cut to the quick

make someone's hair stand on end

become horror-stricken

mess with someone's head

tread on someone's toes

put someone's nose out of joint

get your goat

hang up

catch one short

put out of countenance

agonize^US

agonise^UK

demoralize^US

terrorize^US

demoralise^UK

terrorise^UK

fill with consternation

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A style of swimming where the swimmer is face-down in the water and moves the arms in alternating overhead strokes

Noun

Slow pace

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