creep

1 of 2

verb

ˈkrēp

crept ˈkrept How to pronounce creep (audio)

; creeping

intransitive verb

: to move along with the body prone and close to the ground

A spider was creeping along the bathroom floor.

: to move slowly on hands and knees

He crept toward the edge of the cliff.

: to go very slowly

The hours crept by.

: to go timidly or cautiously so as to escape notice

She crept away from the festive scene.

: to enter or advance gradually so as to be almost unnoticed

Age creeps up on us.

A note of irritation crept into her voice.

: to have the sensation of being covered with creeping things

The thought made his flesh creep.

of a plant : to spread or grow over a surface rooting at intervals or clinging with tendrils, stems, or aerial roots

: to slip or gradually shift position

The high temperatures of the jet engine cause the turbine blade to creep.

: to change shape permanently from prolonged stress or exposure to high temperatures

creep

2 of 2

noun

: a movement of or like creeping

traffic moving at a creep

: a distressing sensation like that caused by the creeping of insects over one's flesh

especially : a feeling of apprehension or horror

—usually used in plural with the

That gives me the creeps.

: a feed trough accessible only by young animals and used especially to supply special or supplementary feed

called also creep feeder

: the slow change of dimensions of an object from prolonged exposure to high temperature or stress

: an unpleasant or obnoxious person

: a slow but persistent increase or elevation

This political inertia … makes budget creep inevitable.—

The Wall Street Journal

Synonyms

Verb

encroach
inch
worm

Noun

bastard
beast
bleeder [British]
blighter [chiefly British]
boor
bounder
bugger
buzzard
cad
chuff
churl
clown
cretin
crud [slang]
crumb [slang]
cur
dirtbag [slang]
dog
fink
heel
hound
jerk
joker
louse
lout
pill
rat
rat fink
reptile
rotter
schmuck [slang]
scum
scumbag [slang]
scuzzball [slang]
skunk
sleaze
sleazebag [slang]
sleazeball [slang]
slime
slimeball [slang]
slob
snake
so-and-so
sod [chiefly British]
stinkard
stinker
swine
toad
varmint
vermin

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb She crept toward the edge of the roof and looked over. I caught him creeping down the stairs to the kitchen. She crept into bed next to her sleeping husband. The hours crept by as we waited for morning. a train creeping through the town The price of gasoline has crept back up to three dollars a gallon. A few mistakes crept in during the last revision of the paper. new words creeping into the language Noun I get the creeps every time he walks by. I hate snakes. They give me the creeps. That guy gives me the creeps. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Over her 40-plus years as a clinical psychologist and author who works with families and children, Alvord has seen parental anxiety creep steadily upward. —

Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023 Over her 40-plus years as a clinical psychologist and author who works with families and children, Alvord has seen parental anxiety creep steadily upward. —

Caitlin Gibson, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Jan. 2023 The rust has shaken off, and at the midway point of the regular season, the thought of playoff basketball begins to creep into coaches’ minds. —

Dallas News, 26 Dec. 2022 Widespread subzero wind chills may creep into Texas and parts of the Deep South through the week's end, the weather service said. —

Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2022 Then sales started to creep into Thanksgiving Day itself, and then came Cyber Monday. —

Medea Giordano Gear Team, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2022 The low-levels have allowed saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico to creep into the river. —

Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2022 More kind of modernist ideas start to creep into your life. —

Vulture, 14 Oct. 2022 With stop-motion, the labor-intensive process of building and manipulating a miniature world by hand invariably allows real life to creep into the frame; Lee joked that her golden retriever’s fur made it into every shot. —

Yoo Lee, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2022

Noun

As a creep, a romantic, or an action star, the actor always brings intensity and passion to his best projects. —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2023 Conservationists argue that the easy availability of public land has caused a creep toward ever-larger projects and diminished our imagination for solar’s versatility. —

Hillary Angelo, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022 Podcasting had already been on a slow creep toward relevance, but Serial vaulted the whole thing into the mainstream with 10 million downloads in just seven weeks. —

Vulture, 22 Sep. 2022 Is Paul a cursed narcissist coping with his loneliness by retreating into harmless fantasy, or a delusional creep whose extensive lies and disturbing patterns of harassment, even abuse, will be exposed? —

Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023 My credit card creep’s first move was to charge about $60 at a restaurant. —

Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023 The plot is pretty routine, but its finer points about religious faith and rituals give the creep-outs and jump-scares real nuance. —

Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023 Ah, mid-January, when the New Year's resolutions fall away, and Netflix and lethargy creep in. —

Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2023 Under the huge pressures deep underground, atoms from the material below can fill in these cracks in the structure in a process called dislocation creep. —

Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2023 See More

Kids Definition

creep

1 of 2 verb

ˈkrēp

crept ˈkrept How to pronounce creep (audio)

; creeping

: to move along with the body close to the ground : move slowly on hands and knees

: to advance slowly, timidly, or quietly

the tide crept up the beach

: to spread or grow over the ground or a surface

a creeping vine

: to slip or gradually shift position

: to feel as though insects were crawling on the body

the shriek made my flesh creep

creep

2 of 2 noun

: a creeping movement

: a sensation like that of insects creeping over one's flesh

: a feeling of horror

—usually used in plural with the

the story gave me the creeps

: an unpleasant or hateful person

单词	creepers
释义	creep 1 of 2 verb ˈkrēp crept ˈkrept ; creeping intransitive verb 1 a : to move along with the body prone and close to the ground A spider was creeping along the bathroom floor. b : to move slowly on hands and knees He crept toward the edge of the cliff. 2 a : to go very slowly The hours crept by. b : to go timidly or cautiously so as to escape notice She crept away from the festive scene. c : to enter or advance gradually so as to be almost unnoticed Age creeps up on us. A note of irritation crept into her voice. 3 : to have the sensation of being covered with creeping things The thought made his flesh creep. 4 of a plant : to spread or grow over a surface rooting at intervals or clinging with tendrils, stems, or aerial roots 5 a : to slip or gradually shift position The high temperatures of the jet engine cause the turbine blade to creep. b : to change shape permanently from prolonged stress or exposure to high temperatures creep 2 of 2 noun 1 : a movement of or like creeping traffic moving at a creep 2 : a distressing sensation like that caused by the creeping of insects over one's flesh especially : a feeling of apprehension or horror —usually used in plural with the That gives me the creeps. 3 : a feed trough accessible only by young animals and used especially to supply special or supplementary feed called also creep feeder 4 : the slow change of dimensions of an object from prolonged exposure to high temperature or stress 5 : an unpleasant or obnoxious person 6 : a slow but persistent increase or elevation This political inertia … makes budget creep inevitable.—The Wall Street Journal Synonyms Verb encroach inch worm Noun bastard beast bleeder [British] blighter [chiefly British] boor bounder bugger buzzard cad chuff churl clown cretin crud [slang] crumb [slang] cur dirtbag [slang] dog fink heel hound jerk joker louse lout pill rat rat fink reptile rotter schmuck [slang] scum scumbag [slang] scuzzball [slang] skunk sleaze sleazebag [slang] sleazeball [slang] slime slimeball [slang] slob snake so-and-so sod [chiefly British] stinkard stinker swine toad varmint vermin See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb She crept toward the edge of the roof and looked over. I caught him creeping down the stairs to the kitchen. She crept into bed next to her sleeping husband. The hours crept by as we waited for morning. a train creeping through the town The price of gasoline has crept back up to three dollars a gallon. A few mistakes crept in during the last revision of the paper. new words creeping into the language Noun I get the creeps every time he walks by. I hate snakes. They give me the creeps. That guy gives me the creeps. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb Over her 40-plus years as a clinical psychologist and author who works with families and children, Alvord has seen parental anxiety creep steadily upward. —Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023 Over her 40-plus years as a clinical psychologist and author who works with families and children, Alvord has seen parental anxiety creep steadily upward. —Caitlin Gibson, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Jan. 2023 The rust has shaken off, and at the midway point of the regular season, the thought of playoff basketball begins to creep into coaches’ minds. —Dallas News, 26 Dec. 2022 Widespread subzero wind chills may creep into Texas and parts of the Deep South through the week's end, the weather service said. —Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2022 Then sales started to creep into Thanksgiving Day itself, and then came Cyber Monday. —Medea Giordano Gear Team, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2022 The low-levels have allowed saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico to creep into the river. —Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2022 More kind of modernist ideas start to creep into your life. —Vulture, 14 Oct. 2022 With stop-motion, the labor-intensive process of building and manipulating a miniature world by hand invariably allows real life to creep into the frame; Lee joked that her golden retriever’s fur made it into every shot. —Yoo Lee, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2022 Noun As a creep, a romantic, or an action star, the actor always brings intensity and passion to his best projects. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2023 Conservationists argue that the easy availability of public land has caused a creep toward ever-larger projects and diminished our imagination for solar’s versatility. —Hillary Angelo, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022 Podcasting had already been on a slow creep toward relevance, but Serial vaulted the whole thing into the mainstream with 10 million downloads in just seven weeks. —Vulture, 22 Sep. 2022 Is Paul a cursed narcissist coping with his loneliness by retreating into harmless fantasy, or a delusional creep whose extensive lies and disturbing patterns of harassment, even abuse, will be exposed? —Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023 My credit card creep’s first move was to charge about $60 at a restaurant. —Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023 The plot is pretty routine, but its finer points about religious faith and rituals give the creep-outs and jump-scares real nuance. —Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023 Ah, mid-January, when the New Year's resolutions fall away, and Netflix and lethargy creep in. —Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2023 Under the huge pressures deep underground, atoms from the material below can fill in these cracks in the structure in a process called dislocation creep. —Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun Middle English crepen, from Old English crēopan; akin to Old Norse krjūpa to creep First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun 1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing creep creep out make someone's skin/flesh creep bracket creep mission creep creep up on make someone's flesh crawl/creep make someone's skin crawl/creep creep out make someone's skin/flesh creep bracket creep mission creep creep up on make someone's flesh crawl/creep make someone's skin crawl/creep See More Kids Definition creep 1 of 2 verb ˈkrēp crept ˈkrept ; creeping 1 : to move along with the body close to the ground : move slowly on hands and knees 2 : to advance slowly, timidly, or quietly the tide crept up the beach 3 : to spread or grow over the ground or a surface a creeping vine 4 : to slip or gradually shift position 5 : to feel as though insects were crawling on the body the shriek made my flesh creep creep 2 of 2 noun 1 : a creeping movement 2 a : a sensation like that of insects creeping over one's flesh b : a feeling of horror —usually used in plural with the the story gave me the creeps 3 : an unpleasant or hateful person creepers noun plural of creeper as in crawlers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance crawlers snails stragglers slowpokes dawdlers loafers putterers laggards idlers lingerers loiterers shirkers sluggards stick-in-the-muds deadbeats bums good-for-nothings goldbricks saunterers couch potatoes slugs lollers lazybones layabouts slouches ne'er-do-wells clock-watchers dalliers slackers procrastinators slugabeds drones lotus-eaters delayers malingerers loungers dropouts quitters do-nothings Antonyms & Near Antonyms hustlers doers hummers comers achievers go-getters highfliers highflyers go-aheads powerhouses self-starters live wires See More
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creep

verb

noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing creep

Kids Definition

noun