crawly
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- adjective
- /ˈkrɔːli/
- Informal
:
cosquilleante
- My skin had gone cold and crawly.
The dried coconut on the outside may have felt nice, but when it popped in, the sensation was odd, disgusting, and I guess crawly creepy.
- The dried coconut on the outside may have felt nice, but when it popped in, the sensation was odd, disgusting, and I guess crawly creepy.
Examples
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Ever feel a creepy, crawly feeling in your legs when you’re stretched out in bed at night?
Blog text (16) -
Well, now it is time for something creepy and crawly to join us here.
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I keep feeling that creepy crawly feeling but show no signs of bites so far.
Blog text (3) -
I constantly have creepy crawly skin, and I feel like my life is ruined.
Blog text (3) -
Later, waiting on the edge of the dance floor while Karolina danced with Mr. Crandall, Matt felt that crawly sensation on the back of his neck again.
Fiction book (1999) -
These unpleasant sensations make it very difficult to lie still; people with RLS feel a powerful urge to move in order to alleviate those creepy, crawly feelings.
Blog text (16) -
I keep feeling a crawly sensation on my arms whenever I think about that time in the forest.
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After the hike, I couldn't shake the crawly feeling on my skin from the many bugs we encountered.
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He felt a crawly sensation on his back, as if something small was moving beneath his shirt.
Synonyms
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Causing a light itch or tingling that makes you want to cough and scratch
Making you feel like something is crawling on your skin
Antonyms
Compounds
How Itchy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word crawly comes from crawl ('to move on hands or belly') and the ending -y ('having the quality of'), so it describes a skin or place that feels as if tiny things are moving on it — that uncomfortable, 'creepy' crawling feeling.