crawl
verb (used without object)
to move in a prone position with the body resting on or close to the ground, as a worm or caterpillar, or on the hands and knees, as a young child.
crawls
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present tense formof crawl (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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And sheer uncertainty abounds over how to handle raw fruits and veggies while this parasite crawls about.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Today, dragons and dungeon crawls are common entertainments.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
The percussion on “2 Hard 4 the Radio” bangs and jumps where so much of the record crawls, and his fleet verse recalls the cadence of his 2018 hit “Nice for What.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
I’m betting on one who crawls through the brush to find answers that it’s only the beginning of something that will take longer than my lifetime to reveal itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
One girl—the tumbler, number eighty-eight from before—actually crawls up her father like he’s a tree, and ends up atop his shoulders, cock-a-doodle-doo-ing from on high, to celebrate being kept for the next round of auditions.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
