crawling

/ ˈkrɔːlɪŋ /

noun

1. a defect in freshly applied paint or varnish characterized by bare patches and ridging

Example Sentences

Patient wounds routinely crawling with maggots because health care facilities have no access to soap, gauze, disinfectant and running water.

From Salon

Many aides in the Trump campaign, he added, feel like they're "crawling or limping through the tape," and they know exactly who to blame.

From Salon

Just when you’ve finally relaxed, just when you’ve nailed the last board over the final window and locked dead bolts on all the doors, it’ll come crawling out of its grave and smash through the walls or break through the floor.

From Slate

Based on the trajectory of the bullets, the kill shot to the father is the back of the head and the mother is crawling away when one of the brothers reloads and then kills her.

From Slate

“I couldn’t save her, and I was also wounded. I couldn’t handle myself, I found myself falling on the ground. I started crawling towards her.”

From BBC