crawl (/krɔːl/)
verb · Intermediate · Body & Health
🔊 /krɔːl/
Meaning
Meaning: move on hands and knees
To move slowly along the ground on the hands and knees, as a baby does. It can also describe moving very slowly.
Examples
🗣 The baby learned to crawl this month.
Etymology
From Old Norse ‘krafla’ (to claw, crawl).
How & Where It’s Used
Used for babies, insects, and slow-moving traffic.
Tags: body action, movement