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crawlingness

crawlingness noun: the quality of something that crawls.

Noun

crawlingness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of something that crawls.
    • When Nerissa saw the worm her immediate reaction was to kill, for she disliked its sliminess and crawlingness.1958, The Literary Review, volume 2, page 188

Origin of crawlingness

From crawling + -ness.

Questions about crawlingness

What does crawlingness mean?
Crawlingness means the quality of something that crawls.
What part of speech is crawlingness?
Crawlingness is a noun.

Words near crawlingness in the dictionary

  1. crawling peg
  2. crawling pegs
  3. crawling up someone's ass
  4. crawling with
  5. crawlingly
  6. crawlingness
  7. crawlings
  8. crawls
  9. crawls before one walks
  10. crawls up someone's ass
  11. crawls with

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