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creeping

/ˈkɹiːpɪŋ/

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verb

To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

Examples :

"The baby was creeping across the living room floor, trying to reach his toy. "

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verb

Of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.

Examples :

"The ivy is creeping across the brick wall of the house. "

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verb

To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.

Examples :

"The cat was creeping through the grass, trying to catch a bird. "

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verb

To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.

Examples :

"The price of groceries has been creeping up little by little each week. "

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verb

To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.

Examples :

"The cat was creeping through the grass, trying to catch a bird. "

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verb

To slip, or to become slightly displaced.

Examples :

"The rug is creeping towards the door, so be careful not to trip. "

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verb

To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.

Examples :

"He was creeping to the boss, hoping for a promotion by always agreeing with everything she said. "

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verb

To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl.

Examples :

"After hiking through the tall grass, I felt something creeping on my leg. "

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verb

To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable.

Examples :

"The salvage team spent hours creeping the seabed, hoping to snag the lost cable with their specialized grappling hooks. "

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verb

To covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.

Examples :

""Sarah suspected her husband was creeping with a coworker because he started staying late at the office more often." "

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noun

The act of something that creeps.

Examples :

"The creeping of ivy up the brick wall was slowly covering the entire side of the house. "