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.
will crawl
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future tenseof crawl.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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There’s another reason, too: As long as poverty is rampant in America, Slim will crawl his way back.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2024
It’s not too often that you come across a song that will crawl under your skin and sit there and watch you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
CALAIS, France — If everything goes according to Ashkan Rahmoni’s plan, someday soon the 21-year old Iranian will crawl out of his tent near an abandoned railway track and put on a life jacket.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday told those who directed racist abuse at some of the players that he hoped “you will crawl back under the rock from which you emerged.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2021
“If you eat one, all the ants the lizard ate will crawl around inside your stomach and bite you,” Ugwu said calmly.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
