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Crawling

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creepnoun(intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
movingnoun(not comparable) That moves or move.
slowverbTaking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
crawlverb(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
creepingnounThe act of something that creeps.
bumper-to-bumperVery crowded and slow-moving, particularly with regard to motor vehicle traffic.

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WordDefinition
creepverb(intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
creepingnounThe act of something that creeps.
slowverb(intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
movingnoun(not comparable) That moves or move.
bumper-to-bumperVery crowded and slow-moving, particularly with regard to motor vehicle traffic.
grovelingnounThe act of one who grovels.
sneakingnounSecret or underhand; not openly avowed.
traceverb(transitive) To follow the trail of.
backtrackingnoun(computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
advancingnounThe act of proceeding forward; an advance.
exploringnounThe action of the verb explore.
explorationnounThe process of exploring.
trackingnounThe act or process by which something is tracked.
marchingnounAction described by the verb "to march".
scanverb(transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
browseverbTo scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
tracingnounThe process of finding something that is lost by studying evidence.
trailingnounThat follows behind; especially, that is attached and pulled behind.
pollingnoun(politics, uncountable) the process of voting in an election.
navigationnoun(uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.

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