crawling

(noun) a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body. Synonyms: crawl, creep, creeping. Examples: "A crawl was all that the injured man could manage." "The traffic moved at a creep."

(verb) move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground. Synonyms: crawl, creep. Example: "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed."

(verb) feel as if crawling with insects. Synonyms: crawl. Example: "My skin crawled--i was terrified."

(verb) be full of. Synonyms: crawl. Example: "The old cheese was crawling with maggots."

(verb) show submission or fear. Synonyms: fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel.

(verb) swim by doing the crawl. Synonyms: crawl. Example: "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl."