Y34a – Dictionary of American Regional English

When somebody moves on his hands and knees: “He was down in the bushes, ________ around.”

CRAWLING	860
CREEPING	111
ON HIS ALL-FOURS	29
ON ALL FOURS	26
ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES	5
SNEAKING	5
DOWN ON ALL FOURS	3
SCRAMBLING	3
CRAWLING ON HIS ALL-FOURS	2
CREEPING ON ALL FOURS	2
GROPING	2
NR	2
PRAYING	2
SCOUTING	2
SCRATCHING	2
SCROUNGING	2
COONIN’ ON HIS KNEES	1
CRAWLING ON ALL FOURS	1
CREEPING ABOUT	1
CREEPING ALONG	1
CREP’ AROUND	1
CROUCHING	1
DOG FASHION	1
DOWN ON HIS ALL-FOURS	1
GOING ON ALL FOURS	1
HUNTING	1
MOVING	1
ON HANDS AND FEET	1
ON HIS CRUTCHES	1
ON HIS FOURS	1
ON HIS HAND AND KNEES	1
ON HIS HAUNCHES	1
ON HIS HUNKERS	1
PLAYIN’	1
PROWLING	1
SCOOCHING	1
SCROUNGING AROUND	1
SCROUNGING AROUND ON ALL FOURS	1
SCRUNGING	1
SKULKING	1
SLIPPING	1
SLITHERING	1
SNAKING	1
SNOOPING	1
WALKING LIKE A MONKEY	1
WALKING ON ALL FOURS	1
WALKING ON HANDS AND KNEES	1