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Synonyms for creeping

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kree-ping
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkri pɪŋ

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Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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