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creeping

/ˈkɹiːpɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Creeping means: a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body.

Synonyms for creeping3

noun, as in a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

crawl, crawling, creep

What does creeping mean?1

noun

1

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body“a crawl was all that the injured man could manage”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with creeping?6

Show 40 near rhymes
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Creeping in a sentence

  • Fear left, hope came, and then the first real improvements began creeping in.halfb1t
  • If you keep creeping along like a turtle, we'll never reach the goal.AlanF_US
  • I think someone is creeping up on me.megamanenm
  • Tobias saw light creeping out from under the crack of the door.Amastan
  • Janos saw a strange guy creeping around the camp.Amastan
  • Pollution was a silent enemy creeping into their lives.Igider
  • That valid well-known fact is slowly creeping up on me.LoverofEnglish
  • Sami could see Layla creeping around the room.OsoHombre

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Forms of creeping

as a noun

plural
creepings