1. to move slowly on hands and knees or with the body close to the ground
2. to move slowly or laboriously
3. to be covered or infested with crawling creatures

1. moving slowly or laboriously

1. the act or process of moving on hands and knees or slowly along the ground

Examples

• The baby is crawling across the living room floor.
• Traffic was crawling on the highway during rush hour.
• The wall was crawling with ants after the picnic.
• The crawling pace of the project frustrated the team.
• Crawling is an important developmental milestone for infants.
• He felt his skin crawling when he saw the spider.
• The snail was crawling slowly up the garden path.