crawling
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Crawling, reaching across the floor to grab a block, and even developing a sense of balance are all key to reading and writing, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025
Crawling out from underground every 13 or 17 years, with a collective song as loud as jet engines, the periodical cicadas are nature’s kings of the calendar.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024
Crawling back up to “the top of the food chain,” in the words of Debra Kaplan, a licensed therapist based in Tucson, can take years.
From New York Times • May 13, 2023
Crawling babies are also much more likely than walking adults to get a face full of microfibers from polyester carpeting, which they might ingest or inhale.
From The Verge • Sep. 23, 2021
Crawling with slow caution on her hands and knees.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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