Crawling: meaning, definitions and examples

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crawling

 

[ หˆkrษ”หlษชล‹ ]

Verb / Noun
Context #1 | Verb

on the floor

Moving on hands and knees or dragging the body close to the ground

Synonyms

creeping, slinking, slithering

Examples of usage

  • The baby was crawling on the floor.
  • She crawled under the table to retrieve the toy.
Context #2 | Verb

internet

Indexing web pages for search engines

Examples of usage

  • The search engine crawls websites to gather information.
  • The crawler indexed the entire website.
Context #3 | Noun

animals

A slow method of movement close to the ground

Examples of usage

  • The crab moved with a sideways crawl.
  • The caterpillar advanced with a crawling motion.

Translations

Translations of the word "crawling" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น rastejar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฐเฅ‡เค‚เค—เคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช kriechen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ merangkak

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะพะฒะทะฐะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ peล‚zanie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้€™ใ† (hau)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ramper

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ arrastrarse

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท emekleme

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ธฐ์–ด๊ฐ€๊ธฐ (gieogagi)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฒุญู (zahf)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ plazenรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ plazenie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ˆฌ่กŒ (pรกxรญng)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ plazenje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ skriรฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะตาฃะฑะตะบั‚ะตัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฎแƒแƒฎแƒ•แƒ (khokhva)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sรผrรผnmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ arrastrarse

Etymology

The word 'crawling' has its origin in the Old English word 'crawlian', which meant 'to creep'. Over time, the meaning has evolved to include various forms of slow movement close to the ground. The term is commonly used in different contexts, from describing the movement of animals to the indexing of web pages by search engines.

See also: crawl, crawler, crawly.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #12,830, this word is part of sophisticated English vocabulary. It's useful for academic or professional contexts where precise language is needed.