Each of these answers for “Move slowly” has appeared in crossword puzzles where the clue was written the same way or with nearly identical phrasing. They’ve been used successfully to complete those grids.
Answers:
- INCH
- EASE
- CRAWL
- DALLY
- CREEP
- TRUNDLE
- LAG
- OOZE
- SEEP
- PLOD
- DAWDLE
- EDGE
Synonyms and Definitions
INCH
- Synonyms: column inch, edge, in
EASE
- Synonyms: allay, alleviate, comfort, easiness, facilitate, informality, relaxation, relief, relieve, repose, rest, simpleness, simplicity, still
CRAWL
- Synonyms: australian crawl, cower, crawling, creep, creeping, cringe, fawn, front crawl, grovel
DALLY
- Synonyms: butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dawdle, flirt, mash, philander, play, romance, toy, trifle
CREEP
- Synonyms: crawl, mouse, pussyfoot, sneak, spook, weirdie, weirdo, weirdy
TRUNDLE
- Synonyms: truckle, truckle bed, trundle bed
LAG
- Synonyms: fall back, fall behind, gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, interim, jail, jug, meantime, meanwhile, put away, put behind bars, remand, retardation, slowdown, stave
OOZE
- Synonyms: exudate, exude, goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze out, oozing, seep, seepage, slime, sludge, transude
SEEP
- Synonyms: ooze
PLOD
- Synonyms: footslog, pad, plodding, slog, tramp, trudge
DAWDLE
- Synonyms: dally, lag, linger
EDGE
- Synonyms: abut, adjoin, border, bound, boundary, butt, butt against, butt on, inch, march, sharpness