crawl out of the woodwork

verb

Synonym of come out of the woodwork

Meanings

verbcrawl out of the woodwork (third-person singular simple present crawls out of the woodwork, present participle crawling out of the woodwork, simple past and past participle crawled out of the woodwork)

present singular third person crawls out of the woodwork · participle present crawling out of the woodwork · participle past crawled out of the woodwork · past crawled out of the woodwork

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of come out of the woodwork

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APA

crawl out of the woodwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl%20out%20of%20the%20woodwork

MLA

“crawl out of the woodwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl%20out%20of%20the%20woodwork. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crawl out of the woodwork,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl%20out%20of%20the%20woodwork.

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