crawl into a hole in English

Forms: crawls into a hole [present, singular, third-person], crawling into a hole [participle, present], crawled into a hole [participle, past], crawled into a hole [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} crawl into a hole (third-person singular simple present crawls into a hole, present participle crawling into a hole, simple past and past participle crawled into a hole)

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        "To hide or disappear due to feelings of extreme embarrassment, shame, or helplessness; to withdraw from reality."
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        "(slang, idiomatic) To hide or disappear due to feelings of extreme embarrassment, shame, or helplessness; to withdraw from reality."
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      "form": "crawls into a hole",
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"crawl into a hole" meaning in English

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