crawly
Americanadjective
noun
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crawlies
plural
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of crawly
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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
This creepy crawly cohort moves toward its prey in stop motion: The spiders pause, then rush forward in unison, then pause again.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 6, 2022
Chamberlain felt an oddness, a crawly hesitation, not wanting to touch him.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
It's spider season - have you seen more creepy crawlies around?
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
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
Blake Saengerhausen is used to encountering creepy crawlies like scorpions, tarantulas and centipedes.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 4, 2023
Behind the creepy crawlies and viscera, that’s the real boogeyman, you see?
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2020
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
One of the crawliest figures to emerge was that of Peter Rachman, who may, or may not, be dead.
From Time Magazine Archive
Behind his boyish smile, Tyte is one of the crawliest characters in recent fiction.
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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