No. 15,218 in Russian
поползли
"Поползли" means "crawled" or "began to crawl."
In a sentence
Муравьи поползли по тропинке.
Ants crawled along the path.
The verb 'поползли' here signifies motion, indicating that the ants started crawling.
Слухи о новых изменениях поползли по городу.
Rumors about new changes spread across the city.
The verb 'поползли' is used metaphorically to describe the spread of rumors.
Поползли сомнения насчёт правильности решения.
Doubts about the correctness of the decision began to emerge.
Here, 'поползли' metaphorically conveys the initiation of doubts.
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