Added 9 October 2026 crawling /ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ/ noun Categories: ActionsUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about crawling at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body. a crawl was all that the injured man could manage Related Words: creepcreepingslowmovingbumper-to-bumpergrovelingsneakingtracebacktrackingadvancingexploringexploration Back to today's word