Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One, such as a spider, insect, or worm, that crawls.
- noun A sensation of fear, repugnance, or nervous agitation.
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- noun Any small
crawling animal such as aspider ,insect orworm . - noun Australia, informal an automated suction pool cleaner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an animal that creeps or crawls (such as worms or spiders or insects)
- adjective causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
Etymologies
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Examples
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It came in a steady flood from Fang to me and, through me, to all the creepy-crawly things I could hurl at the ground and at the concrete, at the brick, and at the stone.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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Cut me a little slack, however, as the setting for this novel is set almost entirely withing the confines of a condemned hotel along the Jersey shore, with enough creepy-crawly critters stirring within it's walls to put you on edge.
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Cut me a little slack, however, as the setting for this novel is set almost entirely withing the confines of a condemned hotel along the Jersey shore, with enough creepy-crawly critters stirring within it's walls to put you on edge.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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The epic "Little People Black City" cycled through 10 minutes of mood swings - from lush synthesizer-driven romance, to skeletal machine-funk - but at its emotional crest, the audience swaying along, Dear's desires got kind of creepy-crawly.
With real name, Dear brings the freaky Aaron Leitko 2011
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From New York to Los Angeles, the little, nighttime, creepy-crawly bloodsuckers have been moving beyond household digs, spreading their wings so to speak, as they are wingless, flightless critters to hotels, movie theaters, offices, department stores.
Bill Chameides: Is Propoxur the Way to Not Let the Bedbugs Bite? Bill Chameides 2011
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It came in a steady flood from Fang to me and, through me, to all the creepy-crawly things I could hurl at the ground and at the concrete, at the brick, and at the stone.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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Check it out, but beware, some of it is a very tiny bit creepy-crawly, for those of you with delicate stomachs.
Archive 2008-08-01 Heather McDougal 2008
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From the mighty to the minuscule, the cute and cuddly to the creepy-crawly, amazing adventures await budding young explorers with the Smithsonian Networks Kids Pack, available on DVD today from Infinity Entertainment Group.
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A handful of soil contains tens of billions of creepy-crawly microorganisms.
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Check it out, but beware, some of it is a very tiny bit creepy-crawly, for those of you with delicate stomachs.
Wild Creativity: Muto, Animation on Public Walls Heather McDougal 2008
fbharjo commented on the word creepy-crawly
a wiggly crawfishiness?
April 28, 2011