word
Crawl
Krawl
/ˈkrɔːl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
crawl
Dictionary meaning
A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body.
Examples
- A crawl was all that the injured climber could manage after their fall.
- The traffic advanced at a crawl.
Synonyms: crawling, creep, creeping
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