Antonyms for crawl

Grammar : Verb

Spell : krawl

Phonetic Transcription : krɔl

rush

Definition of crawl

Origin : c.1200, creulen, from a Scandinavian source, perhaps Old Norse krafla "to claw (one's way)," from the same root as crab (n.1). If there was an Old English *craflian, it has not been recorded. Related: Crawled; crawling.

verb move very slowly
verb humble oneself

Example sentences :

We can only crawl along, having to walk and lead the horses, or at least drag them.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

"And so belabored as to be scarce able to crawl along it," cried a third.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

I asked him to crawl aft, out of the water; which he did, lying down in the stern-sheets.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Injured men, shot from their saddles, were seeking to crawl out of the way.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

He had the crawl of the reptile,—he had, also, its poison and its fangs.
Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

It tried hard to crawl into its lair, or slip into the lake.
Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

B'ys, I'd be proud to see any wan of you crawl on your knees to sarve the Gineral.
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

I crawl in between the chairs and the wall and get under that piece of tarpaulin.
Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr

Never, in that period, did any of them crawl toward the dark corners of the back-wall.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

So saying Essper made a desperate effort to crawl up the hold.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

Synonyms for crawl

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