crawlingn.

/ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as crawl v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of crawl v.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving along with hands and feet or with body prone > [noun] > creeping or crawling

creepingc1440

proreption1656

crawling1768

crawl1817

reptation1831

frog-march1880

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 85 Attentive to the crawlings of an emmet.

1855 C. Kingsley Glaucus 14 The crawling of a glacier.

1879 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. (ed. 5) i. ii. §53 The crawling of the Maggot or Caterpillar.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

ΚΠ

attributive.

1794 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 84 406 It can be entered only in a crawling posture.

C2.

crawling-board n. (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > crawling-board for roofing

crawling-board1901

1901 Daily Chron. 25 Nov. 7/3 A crawling-board used on a roof in connection with a ladder.

1902 Law Rep.: King's Bench Div. 1 494 A crawling-board, which was a contrivance ordinarily used in the repair of roofs, and consisted of a wooden plank about 18 to 20 feet long and 10 inches wide, across which were nailed transverse pieces of wood.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

crawlingadj.

Etymology: < crawl v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcrawling.

a. That crawls (literal and figurative); see the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving along with hands and feet or with body prone > [adjective] > creeping or crawling

creepingc1000

go-by-ground?a1300

crawlinga1400

rampinga1500

reptile1607

humiserpent1641

reptant1670

reptitious1742

acrawl1834

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > moving slowly

slowa1398

slow-movingc1450

slow-bellied1554

lazya1568

slow-footed1587

slow-paced1594

leaden-footed1596

snaily1596

snail-paced1597

dragglinga1599

leaden-heeled1598

ambling1600

slow-foot1607

sluggisha1616

slow-pacing1616

tortoise-paced1623

slow-going1634

leaden-stepping1645

tardigradous1652

tardigrade1656

snail-crawleda1658

dawdling1773

loitering1791–2

slow-stepping1793

creepy1794

lugging1816

tortoise-footed1818

crawling1820

creepy-crawly1858

slowing1877

lead-foot1896

soodling1951

the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [adjective]

go-by-ground?a1300

thrall1398

abjectc1430

manly?c1430

servicious1440

serviceable1483

servile1537

tame1563

slavish1565

demiss1572

submissive1572

cringing1579

fawning1585

incrouching?1593

vassal1594

scraping1599

obsequious1602

spaniel1606

observing1609

deprostrate1610

supplea1616

vernile1623

shrugging1629

wormy1640

compliable1641

thrall-like1641

obeisant1642

inservient1646

truckling1656

cringeling1693

benecking1705

subservient1714

footman-like1776

bingeing1805

sidling1821

toadying1863

crawlsome1904

toadyish1909

crawling1941

ass-kissing1942

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 6612 Þai fande bot crawlande [Vesp. creuland, Gött. crouland] wormis.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. ii. 152 To pluck this crawling serpent, from my brest.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 5 To raise up a base and crawling spirit to heaven.

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound i. i. 20 The crawling glaciers.

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound i. i. 21 The wingless, crawling hours.

1941 Coast to Coast 127 His glance was venomous as he added: ‘You crawling bastard, you!’

b. crawling peg n. Economics a system whereby the exchange rate can be frequently and marginally adjusted.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > money-changing > rate of exchange > marginally adjustable

crawling peg1966

sliding parity1966

1966 J. H. Williamson Crawling Peg 2 The ‘crawling peg’ will be used to mean a system under which such par changes as occur are implemented slowly, in such a large number of small steps as to make the process of exchange-rate adjustment continuous for all practical purposes.

1970 Times 9 Feb. 20/2 Washington, therefore, can see distinct advantages in a one-way upward crawling peg.

Derivatives

ˈcrawlingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [adverb]

abjectlya1500

servilely1550

bondly1553

slavishly1565

fawningly1591

demissly1598

with hat in hand1599

assentatorilya1626

hat in hand1629

cringingly1675

obsequiously1736

trucklingly1831

crawlingly1865

snivellingly1959

1672 J. Eachard Mr. Hobbs's State Nature Considered 91 With which your Book of Politicks is so crawlingly full.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. ii. xii. 275 Then, propitiatingly and crawlingly: ‘You sir! You han't said what you want of me.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	crawling
释义	crawlingn. /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as crawl v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of crawl v.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving along with hands and feet or with body prone > [noun] > creeping or crawling creepingc1440 proreption1656 crawling1768 crawl1817 reptation1831 frog-march1880 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 85 Attentive to the crawlings of an emmet. 1855 C. Kingsley Glaucus 14 The crawling of a glacier. 1879 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. (ed. 5) i. ii. §53 The crawling of the Maggot or Caterpillar. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΚΠ attributive. 1794 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 84 406 It can be entered only in a crawling posture. C2. crawling-board n. (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > crawling-board for roofing crawling-board1901 1901 Daily Chron. 25 Nov. 7/3 A crawling-board used on a roof in connection with a ladder. 1902 Law Rep.: King's Bench Div. 1 494 A crawling-board, which was a contrivance ordinarily used in the repair of roofs, and consisted of a wooden plank about 18 to 20 feet long and 10 inches wide, across which were nailed transverse pieces of wood. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2019). crawlingadj. Etymology: < crawl v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcrawling. a. That crawls (literal and figurative); see the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving along with hands and feet or with body prone > [adjective] > creeping or crawling creepingc1000 go-by-ground?a1300 crawlinga1400 rampinga1500 reptile1607 humiserpent1641 reptant1670 reptitious1742 acrawl1834 the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > moving slowly slowa1398 slow-movingc1450 slow-bellied1554 lazya1568 slow-footed1587 slow-paced1594 leaden-footed1596 snaily1596 snail-paced1597 dragglinga1599 leaden-heeled1598 ambling1600 slow-foot1607 sluggisha1616 slow-pacing1616 tortoise-paced1623 slow-going1634 leaden-stepping1645 tardigradous1652 tardigrade1656 snail-crawleda1658 dawdling1773 loitering1791–2 slow-stepping1793 creepy1794 lugging1816 tortoise-footed1818 crawling1820 creepy-crawly1858 slowing1877 lead-foot1896 soodling1951 the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [adjective] go-by-ground?a1300 thrall1398 abjectc1430 manly?c1430 servicious1440 serviceable1483 servile1537 tame1563 slavish1565 demiss1572 submissive1572 cringing1579 fawning1585 incrouching?1593 vassal1594 scraping1599 obsequious1602 spaniel1606 observing1609 deprostrate1610 supplea1616 vernile1623 shrugging1629 wormy1640 compliable1641 thrall-like1641 obeisant1642 inservient1646 truckling1656 cringeling1693 benecking1705 subservient1714 footman-like1776 bingeing1805 sidling1821 toadying1863 crawlsome1904 toadyish1909 crawling1941 ass-kissing1942 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 6612 Þai fande bot crawlande [Vesp. creuland, Gött. crouland] wormis. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. ii. 152 To pluck this crawling serpent, from my brest. View more context for this quotation 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 5 To raise up a base and crawling spirit to heaven. 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound i. i. 20 The crawling glaciers. 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound i. i. 21 The wingless, crawling hours. 1941 Coast to Coast 127 His glance was venomous as he added: ‘You crawling bastard, you!’ b. crawling peg n. Economics a system whereby the exchange rate can be frequently and marginally adjusted. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > money-changing > rate of exchange > marginally adjustable crawling peg1966 sliding parity1966 1966 J. H. Williamson Crawling Peg 2 The ‘crawling peg’ will be used to mean a system under which such par changes as occur are implemented slowly, in such a large number of small steps as to make the process of exchange-rate adjustment continuous for all practical purposes. 1970 Times 9 Feb. 20/2 Washington, therefore, can see distinct advantages in a one-way upward crawling peg. Derivatives ˈcrawlingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [adverb] abjectlya1500 servilely1550 bondly1553 slavishly1565 fawningly1591 demissly1598 with hat in hand1599 assentatorilya1626 hat in hand1629 cringingly1675 obsequiously1736 trucklingly1831 crawlingly1865 snivellingly1959 1672 J. Eachard Mr. Hobbs's State Nature Considered 91 With which your Book of Politicks is so crawlingly full. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. ii. xii. 275 Then, propitiatingly and crawlingly: ‘You sir! You han't said what you want of me.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1768adj.a1400
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