crawl all over

VERB

scarify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

slap down

STRONG

attack blister castigate damn excoriate flay lambaste lash pan scorch scourge slash vilify

WEAK

burn someone's ears lash into pin someone's ears back put someone on the griddle put someone on the hot seat rake over the coals read the riot act to rip into scathe shoot down

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment laud mend praise protect

VERB

scathe

Synonyms

STRONG

attack blister damn lash pan scorch score scourge slap slash

WEAK

burn someone's ears castigate drub excoriate flay lambaste lash into pin someone's ears back put someone on the griddle put someone on the hot seat rake over the coals read the riot act to rip into scarify shoot down vilify

Antonyms

STRONG

mend praise protect

Example Sentences

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Families are more heard about than seen, though Fallon’s small daughters crawl all over him, interrupting or contributing to the show — the interruptions are also contributions, of course.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2020

It’s a large, heavy, suction-powered robot that’s supposed to crawl all over your windows until they sparkle.

From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2016

It’s fun to watch critics crawl all over the map trying to situate Leyner in some tradition, any tradition — metafiction, nouveau roman, etc.

From Time • Apr. 11, 2012

"They just crawl all over him," Glen's friend John told the video crew.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2011

When I was a toddler, I’d crawl all over the bed, demanding her attention.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

crawl all over

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