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Antonyms for creeping
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : kree-ping |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkri pɪŋ |
Definition of creeping
Origin :- Old English creopan "to creep" (class II strong verb; past tense creap, past participle cropen), from Proto-Germanic *kreupanan (cf. Old Frisian kriapa, Middle Dutch crupen, Old Norse krjupa "to creep"), from PIE root *greug-. Related: Crept; creeping.
- adj in the act of creeping
- adj given to creeping
- He shared it with bats and all sorts of creeping insects but this he did not mind.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- She was aware of the creeping fret, the poisons and obstructions of decay.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- Inch by inch the brave son of Hanover was creeping up on Lauzanne.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- So fearless were they, that they made nothing of creeping in among the folds of his garments.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The Southern sharpshooters, creeping from tree to tree, began to fire.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Junipers were creeping stealthily in, as if expecting the axe.
- Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
- Tongues had been creeping up the rivers that ran into the Amazon.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
- And solidly the wall of devils was creeping up from every side.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
- We may note here the creeping in of changes which led to father-right.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- Like a wounded animal she was creeping away from it and hating it.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
Synonyms for creeping
- barely moving
- climbing
- clinging
- crawling
- dragging
- groveling
- growing along the ground
- hobbling
- horizontal
- inching
- moving slowly
- on all fours
- procumbent
- prostrate
- quailing
- recumbent
- reptant
- reptilian
- serpentine
- shambling
- shuffling
- skulking
- slinking
- slithering
- sneaking
- spreading
- squirming
- stoloniferous
- trailing
- vermicular
- vinelike
- worming
- wriggling
- writhing
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