How to pronounce crawl
American English pronunciation
KRAWL
- IPA
- /ˈkɹɔl/
- Syllables
- KRAWL (1 syllable)
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What crawl means
Most people know crawl in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A fast swimming stroke, arms reaching overhead in turn
In a sentence: In the swim race, Theo used the crawl to zoom past the others.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old Norse word, krafla, meaning to crawl or creep. It is the same word as crawling on hands and knees.
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