crawlings
Infant floor locomotions
Crawlings is the plural of crawling, referring to instances or types of slow movement on hands and knees, or any creeping motion.
The word appears rarely, usually in contexts describing multiple creatures moving: the crawlings of insects across the floor.
It can also name sensations: strange crawlings on my skin.
Smooth limbless locomotion
- slidingMoving smoothly across surface
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
- wrigglingTwisting with short movements
- writhingTwisting the body convulsively
snaking · gliding · trailing · dragging · prowling · skulking · swarming · teeming
Hard-winged insects
- caterpillarsLarval moths or butterflies
- centipedesMulti-legged segmented arthropods
- millipedesSegmented many-legged arthropods
- cockroachesHardy household insect pests
ants · spiders · larvae · maggots · worms · mites · ticks · earwigs
Raised skin from cold
- shiversInvoluntary bodily trembling
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- pricklingSharp tingling sensation
- chillsShivering spells from illness
creeping sensation · heebie-jeebies · hair-raising · shuddering · frisson · bristling
Very young children
- toddlersVery young children
- nurseryRoom for infants
- playpenEnclosed space for infants
- milestonesNotable points of progress
baby-proofing · floor time · mobility · scooting · cruising · creeping · tummy time · exploration
Persistent apprehensive distress
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
foreboding · nervousness · edginess · jitters · restlessness · disquiet · uneasiness · insidious
slithering
Smooth limbless locomotion
- slidingMoving smoothly across surface
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
- wrigglingTwisting with short movements
writhing · snaking · gliding · trailing · dragging · prowling · skulking · swarming · teeming
beetles
Hard-winged insects
- caterpillarsLarval moths or butterflies
- centipedesMulti-legged segmented arthropods
- millipedesSegmented many-legged arthropods
cockroaches · ants · spiders · larvae · maggots · worms · mites · ticks · earwigs · silverfish
goosebumps
Raised skin from cold
- shiversInvoluntary bodily trembling
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- pricklingSharp tingling sensation
chills · creeping sensation · heebie-jeebies · hair-raising · shuddering · frisson · bristling
babies
Very young children
milestones · baby-proofing · floor time · mobility · scooting · cruising · creeping · tummy time · exploration · developmental
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
trepidation · foreboding · nervousness · edginess · jitters · restlessness · disquiet · uneasiness · insidious · nagging
inching
Moving very gradually
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- snail's paceExtremely slow movement
gradual · laborious · tedious · slog · trudging · dragging · shuffling · lumbering · dawdling · painstaking
- 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