crawling
adjectiveUK /ˈkrɔː.lɪŋ/
US /ˈkrɑː.lɪŋ/
Moving slowly on your hands and knees.
The baby was crawling across the living room floor.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Moving very slowly, like traffic that is barely moving.
Traffic was crawling along the highway during rush hour.
3. Covered with things that move all over, like bugs.
The log was crawling with ants.
4. A swimming stroke where you move your arms forward one at a time.
She won the race using the front crawl.
5. Feeling like something is moving on your skin.
The scary story made my skin crawl.