krabbeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crawl verb To move on hands and knees, or drag the body low along a surface.
- grapple verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- scramble verb To move quickly and awkwardly, often using hands and feet, especially over rough ground.
- scuttle noun An open bucket or container used for carrying coal.
Senses
krabbeln is used for these senses in English:
- crawl (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
- crawl (intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.
- grapple (transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
- scramble (intransitive) To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
- scuttle (intransitive) To move hastily, to scurry.
crawl — full definition
- verb To move on hands and knees, or drag the body low along a surface.
- verb To move or progress very slowly.
- verb For a computer program to automatically visit and index web pages.
- noun A very slow pace, or a tour of several bars in one night ("bar crawl").
grapple — full definition
- verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- verb To grip or wrestle with someone or something physically.
- noun A hooked tool or clawed device used to grab and hold onto something, such as another boat.