To pronounce "crawled", say CRAWL-ed — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
crawled
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"crawled" has 2 syllables: crawl-ed. It rhymes with appalled and enthralled, if that helps it stick.
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“Clutching my wounded side, I crawled back to the trench.”
“The rush-hour traffic crawled around the bypass.”
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"Crawled" has 2 syllables: crawl · ed.
Crawled: To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
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