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.
were crawling
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past progressiveof crawl.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“My mom was like, ‘You were crawling around in a bateau in 1988,’ ” Smith says.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2022
The story of modern Ukraine begins a little over 100 years ago, at the end of World War I, when new states were crawling out of the ruins of defeated empires across Europe.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
The vessels were crawling along the northern shipping route that skirts the archipelago and that Russia hopes to develop and control as global warming makes it easier to navigate.
From BBC ● May 19, 2021
The judge noted that rioters were crawling in through broken windows when Chansley entered the Capitol through a door.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2021
What if the ants were crawling on her right now?
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
