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crawlin'

crawlin' is the pronunciation spelling of crawling.

Meaning of crawling

Noun

crawling (plural crawlings)

  1. The motion of something that crawls.
    • Miss Brass […] devoted herself with uncommon ardour to the study of the law; not wasting her speculations upon its eagle flights, which are rare, but tracing it attentively through all the slippery and eel-like crawlings in which it commonly pursues its way.1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter number or name)”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1841, →OCLC

Questions about crawlin'

What is crawlin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Crawlin' is the pronunciation spelling of crawling.

Words near crawlin' in the dictionary

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

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