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  • present participle of crawl.
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Definitions

crawling

ADJECTIVE
creeping
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
abounding
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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“Staff reported that there was a male adult creeping and crawling around the aisles,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

They want AI agents crawling through messages to have unfettered access to every update on products, earnings and strategic initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

"I'm just scared when he gets older, when he starts crawling around, I can't even allow him to crawl in such a place like that because it's so dirty," she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

There, crawling on eight legs across the white sheets toward us, sporting a single dot on its back, was a deep-red, plump tick.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

There was a brown spider, as large as a strawberry, crawling right beside him.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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