- make one's skin crawl
- cause one to feel an unpleasant sensation resembling something moving over the skin.→ crawl
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
make one's skin crawl
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crawl — verb 1》 move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground. ↘(of an insect or small animal) move slowly along a surface. ↘move at an unusually slow pace. 2》 informal behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly. 3》… … English new terms dictionary
crawl — crawl1 [krôl] vi. [ME craulen < ON krafla < Gmc base * krab , *kreb , to scratch (> Ger krabbeln): for IE base see CRAB1] 1. to move slowly by dragging the body along the ground, as a worm 2. to go on hands and knees; creep 3. to move or … English World dictionary
skin — skin1 W2S2 [skın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body)¦ 2¦(from an animal)¦ 3¦(food)¦ 4¦(on a liquid)¦ 5¦(part of an object)¦ 6¦(computer)¦ 7 have (a) thin/thick skin 8 get under somebody s skin 9 by the skin of your teeth 10 make s … Dictionary of contemporary English
crawl — 1 verb (I) 1 MOVE ON HANDS AND KNEES to move along on your hands and knees with your body close to the ground (+ along/across etc): She suddenly got down and crawled along behind the wall so that Carl wouldn t see her. | Is your baby crawling… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crawl — crawl1 [ krɔl ] verb intransitive * 1. ) crawl across/along/through etc. to move along the ground on your hands and knees or with your body close to the ground: She crawled across the floor, her eyes stinging from the smoke. They crawled through… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skin — skin1 [ skın ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) the outer layer of a person s or animal s body: She has beautiful soft skin. A dog s skin is covered with fur. Most snakes shed their skin several times a year. fair/dark/olive skin: I have fair skin… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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crawl — I UK [krɔːl] / US [krɔl] verb [intransitive] Word forms crawl : present tense I/you/we/they crawl he/she/it crawls present participle crawling past tense crawled past participle crawled * 1) a) to move along the ground on your hands and knees or… … English dictionary
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horrify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. appall, shock, awe. See fear. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. terrify, appall, petrify, dismay; see frighten 1 . See Synonym Study at dismay . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. dismay, shock, frighten,… … English dictionary for students
