crawling

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of moving on all fours, especially of a baby or an animal.

  - "Babies learn to crawl before they walk."
  - "The kitten began to crawl towards its mother."

• Verb

  To move slowly and laboriously, as if by crawling.

  - "The snail crawls across the ground."
  - "The traffic crawled along at a snail's pace."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with crawling
dawdle , paddle , fiddle , raddle

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Variants

List of all variants of crawling that leads to same result
crawl , crawled , crawling , crawls , come crawling to , come/go crawling to , go crawling to , pub crawl , pub crawler , pub crawlers , pub crawls , pub-crawl , pub-crawled , pub-crawling , pub-crawls

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Forms

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crawled, crawling, crawls

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Etymology

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Old English crawlan, from craw, a creeping animal, from the Proto-Germanic *krabban, to creep.

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Trivia

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1. The world record for the fastest crawl is held by a man named Tony Horton, who completed a 100-meter crawl in just 34.2 seconds.

2. In some cultures, crawling is considered a sign of respect or submission, such as crawling before a king or a holy figure.

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Related Concepts

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1. Crawl Space: A confined area beneath the floor of a building, used for storage or as a passageway.

2. Crawler Tractor: A type of tractor used for agricultural and construction purposes, designed to move slowly and carefully over rough terrain.

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Culture

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Crawling is a significant milestone in a baby's development, representing a crucial step towards independence and mobility.

How to Memorize "crawling"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a baby on all fours, moving forward. Visualize the way the body moves and the effort involved.
   - Visualize the movement of a snail or a turtle, moving slowly and laboriously.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a baby learning to crawl, or with the image of a snail moving slowly.
   - Associate the word with the idea of slow, laborious progress.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Babies Belly Crawl Before They Walk', to remember the meaning of the word.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Slowly Creeping Animal' to remember the meaning of the word.

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