Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crawling

/ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: crawl-ing
IPA: /ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of crawl

noun

The motion of something that crawls.

Example Sentences

"Miss Brass […] devoted herself with uncommon ardour to the study of the law; not wasting her speculations upon its eagle flights, which are rare, but tracing it attentively through all the slippery and eel-like crawlings in which it commonly pursues its way."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ/
British English: /ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

crawlings (plural)

Derived Forms

precrawling wallcrawling

Phrases

lob-crawling night crawling

Synonyms

crawl creep creeping

Rhymes With

calling installing appalling recalling hauling sprawling stalling smalling balling brawling walling galling

Questions

How do you pronounce crawling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɔːlɪŋ/.
What does crawling mean?: present participle and gerund of crawl

How to pronounce crawling

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