crawl into a hole

verb

To hide or disappear due to feelings of extreme embarrassment, shame, or helplessness; to withdraw from reality.

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Meanings

verbcrawl 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)

present singular third person crawls into a hole · participle present crawling into a hole · participle past crawled into a hole · past crawled into a hole

  1. idiomaticslangTo hide or disappear due to feelings of extreme embarrassment, shame, or helplessness; to withdraw from reality.
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APA

crawl into a hole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl%20into%20a%20hole

MLA

“crawl into a hole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl%20into%20a%20hole. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crawl into a hole,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl%20into%20a%20hole.

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