Move slowly, in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
English: crawl, creep
Bahasa: merangkak, merayap, rayap, menjalar, melata, merembet, menjulur, lata
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merayapiBahasa Indonesia
creep, crawl, cower, cringe, fawn
Rare
#40,335 of the corpus · 0.6 per million words · 2,555 occurrences
From rayap (meN-…-i) · less common, #14,241
Verb
To go stealthily or furtively
English: sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot
Bahasa: mencuri, malu-malu, merayap, menjalar, melata, merembet, menjulur, menyulur
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Show submission or fear
English: fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
Bahasa: merangkak, merayap, menjalar, melata, merembet, menjulur, lata, rangkak
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2 more verb senses
Feel as if crawling with insects
English: crawl
Bahasa: merayap, menjalar, melata, menjulur, meloso, membuaya, menjolor
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Grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
English: creep
Bahasa: merayap, menjalar, melata, merembet, menjulur, menyulur, meloso, membuaya
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