ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ kɹiːp kɹiːp

kɹɪnd͡ʒ ˌfɹʌntˈkɹɑːl a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body a crawl was all that the injured man could manage the traffic moved at a creep a very slow movement the traffic advanced at a crawl a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed swim by doing the crawl European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl show submission or fear be full of The old cheese was crawling with maggots feel as if crawling with insects My skin crawled — I was terrified