noun

1. CRAWLING, a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
2. CRAWLING, a very slow speed
3. CRAWLING, a way of swimming in which the swimmer lies facing down in the water and moves first one arm over the head and then the other while kicking the legs

verb

1. CRAWLING, to move on your hands and knees
2. CRAWLING, to move with the body close to or on the ground
3. CRAWLING, to move slowly

1. Does the baby crawl yet?
2. We got down on our knees and crawled through a small opening.
3. The baby crawled across the floor toward her mother.
4. Near the construction site, traffic had slowed to a crawl.
5. The bus was moving along at a crawl.
6. Her strongest stroke is the crawl.