verb🔗ShareKriechenTo move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground."The baby was creeping across the living room floor, trying to reach his toy. "Das Baby kroch über den Wohnzimmerboden und versuchte, sein Spielzeug zu erreichen.actionanimalbiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKriechen, sich ausbreitenOf plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards."The ivy is creeping across the brick wall of the house. "Das Efeu kriecht über die Ziegelmauer des Hauses.plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKriechen, schleichenTo move slowly and quietly in a particular direction."The cat was creeping through the grass, trying to catch a bird. "Die Katze schlich durch das Gras und versuchte, einen Vogel zu fangen.actionwaydirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSich allmählich verändern, schleichend vorgehenTo make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction."The price of groceries has been creeping up little by little each week. "Der Preis für Lebensmittel ist jede Woche ein bisschen gestiegen.processdirectionactiontendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSchleichen, kriechen, sich anschleichenTo move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself."The cat was creeping through the grass, trying to catch a bird. "Die Katze schlich durch das Gras, um einen Vogel zu fangen.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKriechen, rutschenTo slip, or to become slightly displaced."The rug is creeping towards the door, so be careful not to trip. "Der Teppich rutscht in Richtung Tür, also pass auf, dass du nicht stolperst.actionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKriechen, schleimenTo move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn."He was creeping to the boss, hoping for a promotion by always agreeing with everything she said. "Er kroch vor dem Chef, in der Hoffnung auf eine Beförderung, indem er immer allem zustimmte, was sie sagte.characterattitudehumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKriechen, krabbelnTo have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl."After hiking through the tall grass, I felt something creeping on my leg. "Nachdem ich durch das hohe Gras gewandert war, spürte ich etwas an meinem Bein kriechen.sensationphysiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMit Greifern ziehenTo drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable."The salvage team spent hours creeping the seabed, hoping to snag the lost cable with their specialized grappling hooks. "Das Bergungsteam verbrachte Stunden damit, den Meeresboden mit Greifern zu ziehen, in der Hoffnung, das verlorene Kabel mit ihren speziellen Greifhaken zu fassen.nauticaltechnologyoceanmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFremdgehen, betrügenTo covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.""Sarah suspected her husband was creeping with a coworker because he started staying late at the office more often." "Sarah vermutete, dass ihr Mann fremdging, weil er anfing, öfter länger im Büro zu bleiben.sexactionmoralhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKriechenThe act of something that creeps."The creeping of ivy up the brick wall was slowly covering the entire side of the house. "Das Kriechen von Efeu an der Backsteinmauer bedeckte langsam die gesamte Seite des Hauses.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
