Crawl
Crawl verb - To move slowly with the body close to the ground.
Usage example: the time we had to crawl through a narrow passageway from one cave to another
Both words in one sentence
- Col. Kurtz: I have seen... a snail... crawl along the edge... of a straight razor.
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One species of parasite causes ants to crawl up to the top of a plant, bite the edge of a leaf, and just sit there.
Source: Puppeteer Parasite -
The King Kong films have this: during the "log shaking" sequence, the hero always manages to jump to the edge of the canyon and crawl into a hole, while the rest of them fall to their doom.
Source: Literal Cliffhanger
Cite this Source
Edge and Crawl. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crawl/edge
Crawl & Edge. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crawl/edge>.
Edge or Crawl. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crawl/edge.
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