1. moving slowly on hands and knees or with the body close to the ground
Usage: present participle of crawl
2. moving very slowly
Usage: present participle of crawl
3. being completely covered with or full of something unpleasant
Usage: present participle of crawl; informal

1. moving on hands and knees or very slowly

Examples

• The baby is crawling across the floor.
• Traffic was crawling during rush hour.
• The old building was crawling with insects.
• She watched the crawling snail in the garden.
• The injured soldier was crawling to safety.
• The website was crawling with pop-up ads.
• We spent hours crawling through the narrow cave.