crawl along

Frequency: 6.59.2 per million words

to move forward on hands and knees or with the body close to the ground

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Examples (20)

  • The baby crawled along the corridor, exploring the new house.
  • The baby began to crawl along the hallway towards her mother.
  • We watched the traffic crawling along the motorway from the bridge.
  • We watched the caterpillar crawl along the branch slowly.
  • The wounded soldier had to crawl along the ground to reach safety.
  • The injured soldier managed to crawl along the ground to safety.
  • Progress on the construction project is just crawling along due to the bad weather.
  • Snakes crawl along the forest floor searching for prey.
  • A tiny snail crawled along the garden path, leaving a silvery trail.
  • The spider continued to crawl along the wall despite our presence.
  • To get through the narrow cave, we had to get on our stomachs and crawl along.
  • Traffic began to crawl along the highway due to construction.
  • The line for the concert tickets seemed to crawl along at an impossibly slow pace.
  • The ant will crawl along this path back to its nest.
  • He felt the minutes crawl along as he waited for the important phone call.
  • She had to crawl along the narrow tunnel to reach the exit.
  • The old bus crawled along the winding mountain road.
  • The lizard likes to crawl along the warm rocks in the sun.
  • During the drought, the river crawled along, a mere trickle of its former self.
  • Toddlers often crawl along furniture before they learn to walk.