skulked — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
scuttled — to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
crept — Crept is the past tense and past participle of creep.
sneaked — to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
slunk — a simple past tense and the past participle of slink.
flattered — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
edged — having an edge or edges (often used in combination): dull-edged; a two-edged sword.
slithered — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
lagged — to fail to maintain a desired pace or to keep up; fall or stay behind: After five minutes of hard running, some of them began to lag.
scrabbled — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
wormed — Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
writhed — to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
apologized — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
cringed — to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially in fear or servility; cower.
fawned — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
adjective crawled
overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
infested — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.
