I felt something crawling on my back.
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Crawling
//ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ//
Synonyms for "crawling" (230 found)
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drifteasyfade outfade-outfadingfalteringfawningfirmflaggingflatflatteringfoot draggingfoot-draggingfootlickingfroggyfullgentlegradualgrovelinggrovelling
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gumshoeinghaltinghangdoghobbledhobblinghoneycombedidlein profusionindolentingratiatinginterferencejam packedjam-packedjammedlanguidlanguorouslavishlazyleisurelylimpinglizardlikelollinglounginglumberinglyingmealymouthedmoderatenightwalkingnoiseobeisantobsequiouson all fourson bended kneeon tippytoeon tiptoeophidianoverflowingpackedpaddingparasiticpermeatedpokingpokypopulousprickly
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procumbentprodigalprofuseproliferatingprolificproneprostrateprowlingpussyfootingreceptionrecliningrecumbentrelaxedreluctantrepentreposingreptantreptatorialreptilereptilelike
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reptilianreptiliformreptiloidresupinerifesaturatedsaunteringsaurianscrabblescrambleserpentiformserpentileserpentineserpentlikeserpentoidserriedshot throughshufflingsidlingslackslinkingslitheringslothfulslowslow as deathslow as molassesslow as slowslow-crawlingslow-footslow-goingslow-leggedslow-movingslow-pacedslow-pokyslow-runningslow-sailingslow-steppedsluggishsnail-pacedsnaillikesnakelikesnakingsnakysneakingsnivelingsolidspongingsprawledsprawlingspreadstaggeringstaticstealingstrollingstuddedsuperabundantsupineswarmingsycophanticteemingtentativethickthick as hailthick withthick-comingthrongedthrongingtimeservingtippytoetiptoetiptoeingtoadeatingtoadishtoadyingtoadyishtoddlingtortoiseliketotteringtrucklingtrudgingturtlelikeunhurriedviperiformviperishviperlikeviperoidviperousviperywaddlingworming
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4 entriesform of
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1 entriesTranslations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Esperanto
1 entries- rampado noun (motion of a thing that crawls)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
I felt something crawling up my arm.
Source: tatoeba (25259)
The town is always crawling with tourists.
Source: tatoeba (45060)
The baby is crawling.
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