■ verb
1》 move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.
↘(of an insect or small animal) move slowly along a surface.
↘move at an unusually slow pace.
2》 informal behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly.
3》 ( be ~ing with ) be unpleasantly covered or crowded with: the place was ~ing with soldiers.
■ noun
1》 an act of ~ing.
↘a slow rate of movement.
2》 a swimming stroke involving alternate overarm movements and rapid kicks of the legs.
Phrases
make one's skin ~ cause one to feel an unpleasant sensation resembling something moving over the skin.
Derivatives
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
~y adjective
Origin
ME: possibly related to Swed. kravla and Dan. kravle .