crawling
/ˈkrɔlɪŋ/
noun
- The act of moving on hands and knees or close to the ground.
- Crawling under the fence was the only way to get through.
- The soldier's crawling through the mud was slow and careful.
- Crawling is an important stage of a baby's development.
Synonyms
adjective
- Covered with or full of crawling things, especially insects.
- The garbage can was crawling with maggots.
- After the picnic, the table was crawling with bees.
- The old log was crawling with ants.
- Feeling as if insects are moving on your skin, often from fear or disgust.
- Just thinking about spiders makes me feel crawling all over.
- The creepy old house gave him a crawling sensation.
- The horror movie made my skin feel crawling.