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 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
I couldn't sit still; had to pace the floor; felt as though things were crawling on my arms and legs.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2017
According to local legend, the woods were crawling with snakes, raccoons, and wild boars.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
