crawlier
Increasingly worm-like movement
Crawlier is the comparative form of crawly, describing something that produces more of a creeping, skin-prickling sensation than something else: The basement was crawlier than the attic, with spiders in every corner.
The word evokes the physical sensation of insects moving across skin, whether literal or imagined.
Web-spinning arachnid
- tarantulaLarge hairy spider
- cockroachFlattened scavenging household insect
- centipedeMulti-segmented, many-legged predator
- millipedeMulti-segmented leggy invertebrate
earwig · scorpion · eerie · unsettling · shudder · squirm · creeping · slithering
Provoking scratching urges
- squirmyInclined to wriggle
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
- wrigglyTwisting and turning constantly
restless · prickly · tingly · irritated · uneasy · edgy · jittery · agitated
Very young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- newbornInfant just delivered
- nurseryRoom for infants
- playpenEnclosed space for infants
scooting · cruising · mobility · milestone · floor · padding · babyproofing · exploring
spider
Web-spinning arachnid
- tarantulaLarge hairy spider
- cockroachFlattened scavenging household insect
- centipedeMulti-segmented, many-legged predator
millipede · earwig · scorpion · eerie · unsettling · shudder · squirm · creeping · slithering · scuttling
itchy
Provoking scratching urges
wriggly · restless · prickly · tingly · irritated · uneasy · edgy · jittery · agitated · unsettled
baby
Very young child
playpen · scooting · cruising · mobility · milestone · floor · padding · babyproofing · exploring · reaching
earthworm
Segmented soil-dwelling invertebrate
- antSmall colonial insect
- beetleHard-winged insect
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
grub · larva · slug · snail · soil · dirt · undergrowth · burrow · tunnel · nest
snail
Shelled, slow-moving mollusk
- turtleShell-encased reptile
- inchwormLooping moth larva
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
slug · languid · plodding · creeping · dawdling · sluggish · laborious · gradual · unhurried · trudging
- crawling withHeavily infested by
- crawling sensationIllusory skin-level movement
- rock crawlingExtreme off-road driving discipline
- dungeon crawlingExploring dangerous underground labyrinths
- web crawlingAutomated site traversal
- wall crawlingLocomotion on vertical planes