Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crawlies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: crawlies
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

noun

Snow that is blown along the ground in a snake-like fashion.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Street light? Was I coming up in somebody's basement? Whatever it was, I was all for light. Trapped is bad. Trapped and blind gives me the crawlies."

Etymology

From creepy-crawlies.

Usage

Questions

What does crawlies mean?: Fear, anxiety.
Where does crawlies come from?: From creepy-crawlies.

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