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crawlies

crawlies noun: fear, anxiety.

Noun (1)

crawlies pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) Fear, anxiety.
    • Street light? Was I coming up in somebody's basement? Whatever it was, I was all for light. Trapped is bad. Trapped and blind gives me the crawlies.2012, Nathan Long, Jane Carver of Waar

Noun (2)

crawlies pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang, Antarctica) Snow that is blown along the ground in a snake-like fashion.

Origin of crawlies

From creepy-crawlies.

Phrases with crawlies

Questions about crawlies

What does crawlies mean?
Crawlies means fear, anxiety.
What part of speech is crawlies?
Crawlies is a noun.

Words near crawlies in the dictionary

  1. crawlerways
  2. Crawley
  3. Crawley Down
  4. crawlfish
  5. crawlier
  6. crawlies
  7. crawliest
  8. crawlin'
  9. crawling
  10. crawling before one walks
  11. crawling over each other

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