c. 1200, creulen, from a Scandinavian source, perhaps Old Norse krafla "to claw (one's way)," Danish kravle, from the same root as crab (n.1). If there was an Old English *craflian, it has not been recorded. Related: Crawled; crawling.
crawl (n.)
1818, from crawl (v.); in the swimming sense from 1903, the stroke developed by Frederick Cavill, well-known English swimmer who emigrated to Australia and modified the standard stroke of the day after observing South Seas islanders. So called because the swimmer's motion in the water resembles crawling.
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1. The traffic on the approach road slowed to a crawl.
引路上車輛行駛緩慢。
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2. As he tried to crawl away, he was hit in the shoulder.
他試圖爬走時肩膀中槍了。
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3. I was heading on a secret mission that made my flesh crawl.
我正要執行一項讓我心驚肉跳的秘密任務。
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4. I hated this man, his very touch made my skin crawl.
我討厭這個男人，他碰我一下我都覺得惡心。
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5. The baby began to crawl, then managed her first tottering steps.