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解説 Definition
crawling は crawl（這う、ゆっくり進む）に -ing が付いた形で、「這っている」という意味です。赤ちゃんや虫が手足や体を使って低い姿勢で進む様子を表します。
The present participle of “crawl,” meaning to be moving slowly with the body close to a surface, often by using the hands and knees or by making small movements along the ground or a wall.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 crawl に -ing をそのまま加え、l は重ねません。発音は原形の /l/ に /ɪŋ/ が続きます。赤ちゃんが床を、虫が壁を、体を低くしてゆっくり進む姿を思い浮かべましょう。crawl across the floor や crawl under the table が典型的な組み合わせです。
Form crawling by adding -ing directly to crawl; do not double the final l. The /l/ sound of crawl is followed by /ɪŋ/. Picture a baby moving across the floor on hands and knees, or an insect moving slowly along a wall. Useful patterns are crawling across the floor, crawling on the wall, and crawling under a table. The key image is slow movement with the body close to a surface, unlike walking or running in an upright position.
例文
The baby is crawling across the floor.
赤ちゃんが床を這って進んでいます。
An insect was crawling on the wall.
虫が壁を這っていました。
He was crawling under the table to find his toy.
彼はおもちゃを探すためにテーブルの下を這っていました。
crawling の類義語・関連語
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crawling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
crawl は中英語 crawlen に由来します。古ノルド語 krafla（かく、ひっかく）などスカンジナビア系の語との関連が指摘されていますが、初期の語史は完全には明らかではありません。-ing は現在分詞または動名詞を作る語尾です。
Crawl comes from Middle English crawlen. It is commonly connected with Scandinavian forms such as Old Norse krafla, referring to scratching, clawing, or moving with the hands, although its earliest history is not completely certain. The ending -ing creates the present participle or gerund, presenting this low, slow movement as continuing or as an activity.
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