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View synonyms for crawling

crawling

/ ˈkrɔːlɪŋ /

noun

  1. a defect in freshly applied paint or varnish characterized by bare patches and ridging

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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But at this silent reading party, they bounded about the room, crawling on attendees’ laps between wrestling matches.

With baby monkeys jumping into my lap and crawling over us to see what was going on, Prof Yang explained how their groups break down.

From BBC

With the end of “Squid Game” disappointing some fans, death game fanatics will be glad to know there’s another right around the corner, sprawling in scope and crawling with stars.

From Salon

The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab added that it was investigating images and videos "allegedly showing RSF shooting at people crawling away from them and berating and using ethnic slurs".

From BBC

The mother-of-seven said she had noticed her daughter was not achieving her milestones of sitting, crawling or eating from the age of six months.

From BBC

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