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crawl

v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

grow over

v. grow in such a way as to cover (a building); "ivy grew over the walls of the university buildings"

mouse, sneak, steal, pussyfoot

v. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

crawl, fawn, cringe, cower, grovel

v. show submission or fear

twist, wriggle, squirm, wrestle, worm, writhe

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

clamber, scramble, struggle, skin, shin, sputter, shinny

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

crawl, fawn, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

v. show submission or fear

drag, trail, drop behind, hang back, get behind

v. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

drag, scuff

v. walk without lifting the feet

edge, inch

v. advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

slog, plod, footslog

v. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

prowl, skulk, move stealthily

v. move stealthily

lurk, skulk

v. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

edge, inch

v. advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

slip

v. move smoothly and easily

slip, steal

v. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

glide, move effortlessly

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

slide, slither

v. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

yield, quail, give way, stop resisting, be overpowered by

v. end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

kneel, be on one's knees

v. rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

fawn, truckle, kowtow, kotow, toady, bootlick, suck up

v. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

clamber, scramble, struggle, skin, shin, sputter, shinny

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

crawl, creep

v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

wince, flinch, quail, squinch, recoil, shrink, funk, cringe

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

grimace, make a face

v. contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

shudder, shiver, throb, thrill

v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

grow, become bigger, become greater, become larger

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

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