Synonyms for Crawling

Synonyms for "crawling" (240 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (48)

Noun(6 words)

creep creepingautomatic crawlingcrawldata harvestingdragging

abject accumbent alivealive withall foursambling amphibian anguine atiptoe atmospherics backscratching batrachian beggarly blaring blastingblind spotbootlicking bristling bursting cautious

Show 22 more words

circumspect claudicant close colubriform compact couchant couche cowering crammed crawl creep creepingcreeping like snailcringing crocodilian crouching crowded crowding decumbent deliberate dense draped

Strong matches (72)

drift easyfade outfade-out fading faltering fawning firm flagging flat flatteringfoot draggingfoot-dragging footlicking froggy full gentle gradual groveling grovelling

Show 46 more words

gumshoeing halting hangdog hobbled hobbling honeycombed idlein profusionindolent ingratiating interferencejam packedjam-packed jammed languid languorous lavish lazy leisurely limping lizardlike lolling lounging lumbering lying mealymouthed moderate nightwalking noise obeisant obsequiouson all fourson bended kneeon tippytoeon tiptoeophidian overflowing packed padding parasitic permeated poking poky populous prickly procumbent

Noun(6 words)

driftgradual progressinch indexinginformation gatheringplodding

Related words (120)

prodigal profuse proliferating prolific prone prostrate prowling pussyfooting reception reclining recumbent relaxed reluctant repent reposing reptant reptatorial reptile reptilelike reptilian

Show 89 more words

Noun(11 words)

scanning scooting slither slowslow progresssluggish swarming teemingweb indexingwriggle wriggling

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

15 entries

data collectiondensity development growthinformation processinginformation retrievallocomotion motion movement presence progress rate speed state travel

More specific

20 entries

army crawlbear crawlbelly crawlbot crawlcaterpillar crawlcrab crawlcreepingcrowd swarmglacial pacegradual improvementgradual risepage crawlpest infestationpiecemeal progressrobot crawlsite crawl

Showing 16 of 20 words.

Collocations

13 entries

crawlable surfacecrawling algorithmcrawling babycrawling datacrawling gaitcrawling infantcrawling insectcrawling motioncrawling pacecrawling patterncrawling phasecrawling speedweb crawling

Inflections

2 entries

crawled crawls

Derivations

3 entries

crawl crawlable crawled

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I felt something crawling on my back.

Source: tatoeba (25253)

I felt something crawling up my arm.

Source: tatoeba (25259)

The town is always crawling with tourists.

Source: tatoeba (45060)

The baby is crawling.

Source: tatoeba (45843)

Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.

Crawling