Crawl and Scuttle

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Crawl

Crawl verb - To move slowly with the body close to the ground.
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Synonyms for Crawl
Antonyms for Crawl
Scuttle is an antonym for crawl.
Nearby Words: crawling, crawled, crawler, crawly, craw

Scuttle

Scuttle verb - To proceed or move quickly.
Usage example: mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats
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Synonyms for Scuttle
Antonyms for Scuttle
Crawl is an antonym for scuttle.
Nearby Words: scuttled, scuttling
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Common collocations

walls crawl walls scuttle walls

Both words in one sentence

  • Helping Hands Keep an eye on all the parts, because it's only a matter of time before that severed hand starts to spider-crawl after you, or scuttle off for some nefarious purpose.
    Source: Helping Hands
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