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Deferential is a related term of crawling.


As an adjective deferential

is respectful and considerate; showing deference.

As a verb crawling is

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As a noun crawling is

the motion of something that crawls.

deferential

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • respectful and considerate; showing deference
  • (anatomy) of, or relating to the vas deferens
  • based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions

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    crawling

    English

    (wikipedia crawling)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The motion of something that crawls.
  • * Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop
    • Miss Brass devoted herself with uncommon ardour to the study of the law; not wasting her speculations upon its eagle flights, which are rare, but tracing it attentively through all the slippery and eel-like crawlings in which it commonly pursues its way.

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