crawly
Americanadjective
noun
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crawlies
plural
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of crawly
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The answer to this long-standing question may be one step closer thanks to research on the crawly living twigs known as stick insects.
From Science Magazine ● May 23, 2024
Join this family-friendly event to celebrate and demystify some of the creepy, crawly and mysterious creatures we coexist with noon-6 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
It focuses on the ever-changing perceptions of crawly creatures, such as ants but also toads, snakes and spiders, in the arts and sciences.
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2022
I spoke with the duo about how they knew these scorpions were special—and why scorpions deserve to be thought of as more than creepy crawly creatures .
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2022
All sorts of things were in it: clumps of poo, crawly mites, more of his hair.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
After a series of unfortunate eventsand increasingly violent visitations, a media frenzy surrounds them and the Warrens turn up to rid the house of creepy crawlies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
She said she was glad "to be a small part of inspiring children to connect to nature, to connect to creepy crawlies and furry animals".
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2023
For now, try to limit the scary monsters and creepy crawlies and find some shows, books, and movies that avoid frightening characters and concepts.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2019
See how today’s largest creepy crawlies stack up against prehistoric behemoths.
From National Geographic
Flies, wasps, worms and all manner of crawlies had been thoroughly investigating him all afternoon.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Peter Lorre at his crawliest, poured into Pinky Lee?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 1985
Behind his boyish smile, Tyte is one of the crawliest characters in recent fiction.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the crawliest figures to emerge was that of Peter Rachman, who may, or may not, be dead.
From Time Magazine Archive
He tucked himself into a fork the way he had been taught, and he passed the crawliest, tickliest night he had ever known.
From Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens
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