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crawling

verb

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Meaning

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Moving slowly on hands and knees, or in a low, creeping manner.

Example Sentence

The toddler was crawling towards the brightly colored ball, eager to play.

Usage Note

Used to describe the slow movement of babies, small animals, or things like traffic jams, vines growing on a wall, or data being processed very slowly.