1. moves forward on hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground
2. moves very slowly
3. swims using the crawl stroke
Usage: swimming

1. a swimming stroke performed face down with alternating overarm movements
Usage: swimming
2. instances of crawling movement

Examples

• The baby crawls across the living room floor.
• Traffic crawls during rush hour on the highway.
• The injured soldier crawls to safety behind the wall.
• She crawls fifty laps in the pool every morning.
• His crawls improved after working with the swim coach.
• The snake crawls silently through the tall grass.
• Time crawls when you’re waiting for important news.