crawl

[US]/krɔːl/
[UK]/krɔːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. liikkua eteenpäin hitaasti vetämällä kehoa maata pitkin
vt. liikkua eteenpäin hitaasti vetämällä kehoa maata pitkin
n. toiminta, jossa liikutaan eteenpäin hitaasti vetämällä kehoa maata pitkin; kalalama.
Word Forms
Past Tensecrawled
Present Participlecrawling
Third Person Singularcrawls
Past Participlecrawled
Pluralcrawls

Phrases & Collocations

crawl slowly

liiku hitaasti

crawl underwater

liiku veden alla

crawl space

ryömintätila

Example Sentences

the traffic was crawling along.

liikenne ryömi eteenpäin.

the place was crawling with soldiers.

paikka oli täynnä sotilaita.

front crawl is a popular stroke.

vapaauinti on suosittu uintitapa.

That apple is crawling with worms.

Siinä omenassa on madonaisia.

The lawn was crawling with ants.

nurmikko oli täynnä muurahaisia.

a baby crawling on all fours.

vauva ryömi nelinkontin.

they began the crawl back to their own lines.

he alkoivat ryömiä takaisin omille linjoilleen.

he crawled for 300 yards.

hän ryömi 300 jaardia.

We went on a pub crawl last night.

Kävimme pubikierroksella viime yönä.

a highway crawling with cars;

moottoritie oli täynnä autoja;

The hours crawled by.

Tunnit hiipivät ohi.

The platform was crawling with grey-green uniforms.

alusta oli täynnä harmaavihreitä univormuja.

they crawled from under the table.

he ryömivät pöydän alta.

the tiny spider was crawling up Nicky's arm.

pieni hämähäkki ryömi Nickyä ylös käsivarteen.

a reporter's job can involve crawling to objectionable people.

toimittajan työ voi vaatia ryömistä vastenmielisille ihmisille.

glazes can crawl away from a crack in the piece.

lasitteet voivat hiipua pois halkeamasta kappaleessa.

She crawled across the pool in record time.

Hän ryömi altaan yli ennätysajassa.

They have no right to crawl me for what I wrote.

Heillä ei ole oikeutta ahdistella minua siitä, mitä kirjoitin.

She crawled forward inch by inch.

Hän ryömi eteenpäin tuuma kerrallaan.

The baby crawled towards his mother.

Vauva ryömi äitiään kohti.

Real-world Examples

They crawled quicker. Sweat poured off them.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The relish in his voice made Harry's flesh crawl.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Not 'bar crawl'. Not 'bar a crawl'.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

There are hundreds of ants crawling on the cake.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Emma, come on. Show everybody how you were crawling.

Source: Friends Season 9

There's a lot of cash crawling on the seafloor.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2021 Compilation

Another one died when he was crawling about three months.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Have you ever heard of dust mites? They're probably crawling all over this thing.

Source: We Bare Bears

Romeow drew his claws as Marky crawled away to lick his wounds.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

That news made Griff's skin crawl. " Who" ?

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

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