gatear

to crawl

ɡ a t e ˈa ɾ
gat cat + ear forms verbs meaning “to do or engage in” the base action
verb Rare #47,811
to crawl
SP: Los bebés suelen gatear antes de aprender a caminar.
EN: Babies usually crawl before learning to walk.
Conjugation of gatear
Present
gatear

Su bebé tan sólo acaba de empezar a gatear.

Your baby has only just started crawling.

Carmen ya ha aprendido a gatear.

Carmen has already learned to crawl.

El bebé comenzó a gatear.

The baby started crawling.

Nuestro hijo todavía no sabe ni gatear.

Our son still doesn't even know how to crawl.

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