英语词汇“creeping”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1

as in encroaching

to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits water crept slowly over the top of the tub and onto the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

encroaching
inching
invading
sneaking
worming
snaking
impinging
intruding
entrenching
overshooting
overreaching
infringing
intrenching
overrunning
overstepping
overpassing

2

as in crawling

to move or act slowly that Friday afternoon we were just creeping, waiting for the bell to sound so that we could start the long weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

crawling
lingering
delaying
poking
dragging
strolling
lagging
shuffling
loitering
dawdling
playing
stalling
lollygagging
dillydallying
moping
lallygagging
falling behind
tarrying
dropping behind
hanging fire
staggering
diddling
lounging
dallying
inching
sauntering
marking time
idling
dragging one's heels
ambling
loafing
dragging one's feet
taking one's time
shilly-shallying
lolling
trifling
decelerating
lumbering
easing
plodding
fooling around
procrastinating
messing around
temporizing
filibustering
puttering (around)
fiddling (around)
pottering (around)
monkeying (around)
hanging (around or out)
slowing (down or up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

tearing
rushing
running
flying
scurrying
hastening
ripping
scudding
hurrying
whirling
scooting
speeding
whizzing
coursing
darting
racing
rocketing
careering
bolting
barreling
zipping
dashing
barrelling
hurtling
stampeding
whisking
galloping
scrambling
humping
running
breezing
hustling
accelerating
trotting
sprinting
quickening
bowling
jogging
hotfooting (it)
overtaking
outrunning
outpacing
speeding (up)
outstripping
catching up
fast-forwarding

3

as in sliding

to move slowly with the body close to the ground the kitten crept silently across the floor before suddenly pouncing on the mouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

crawling
sliding
snaking
slithering
tiptoeing
sneaking
wriggling
worming
crouching
bellying
inching
grovelling
groveling
squatting
skulking
edging
stealing
nosing

4

as in dragging

to move slowly the class hour seems to creep by

Synonyms & Similar Words

dragging
crawling
shuffling
poking
inching
slouching
oozing
snailing
limping
shambling
plodding
nosing
trudging
creaking (along)
tramping
lumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

flying
floating
speeding
racing
gliding
whizzing
tearing
zipping
sailing
hurrying

单词	creeping
释义	creeping adjective creep·ing ˈkrē-piŋ : developing or advancing by slow imperceptible degrees a period of creeping inflation Synonyms crawling dallying dawdling dilatory dillydallying dragging laggard lagging languid leisurely poking poky pokey slow sluggish snail-paced snaillike tardy unhurried See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences at this creeping pace of progress we'll never have the float ready for the parade Recent Examples on the Web For some, once the initial shock wore off, a creeping sense of inevitability set in. Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 18 July 2022 This growing entanglement of the corporate and social, this creeping sense of being tracked by invisible eyes, demands an increasing sophistication about what is said and where. Kara Devlin, Longreads, 20 May 2022 As the film moves to the seventh day, a creeping sense of catastrophe settles. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2022 But beneath the know-it-all tweets, there is a creeping sense that the psychological distance between the masses of 401(k) investors and the billionaire marks may not be that far. New York Times, 9 Oct. 2021 The killings have taken on a creeping sense of inevitability, guards say. Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2021 For Democrats, the key factor was the creeping sense that social media platforms, whatever the political leanings of their founders, had helped Donald Trump get elected. Gilad Edelman, Wired, 19 June 2021 Selva and Patchworks add clomping drums, scraps of rhythm guitar, a creeping, high synthesizer line that wouldn’t be out of place in a G-Funk record, and the peppiest of horn sections. Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2021 One, an intangible effect of having been so successful so early in the team’s contention window might have been a creeping sense of complacency. Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing creeping creeping eruption creeping eruption creeping 1 of 2 adjective as in slow moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed at this creeping pace of progress we'll never have the float ready for the parade Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance slow leisurely crawling dragging poking slowing lagging dawdling pokey dallying dilatory sluggish tardy laggard dillydallying lingering poky unhurried languid snail-paced inching snaillike ambling loitering deliberate loafing shuffling lethargic lounging plodding tarrying strolling measured stalling decelerating procrastinating inert inactive filibustering heavy-footed slow-footed Antonyms & Near Antonyms rushing running rapid flying hurrying rocketing whirling speeding bolting racing swift breathless hasty lightning speedy scurrying breakneck scudding brisk dizzy whirlwind quick fast meteoric scooting careering fleet barreling accelerated ready zipping prompt expeditious snappy whisking hastened quickened warp-speed rushed hurried See More creeping 2 of 2 verb present participle of creep 1 as in encroaching to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits water crept slowly over the top of the tub and onto the floor Synonyms & Similar Words encroaching inching invading sneaking worming snaking impinging intruding entrenching overshooting overreaching infringing intrenching overrunning overstepping overpassing 2 as in crawling to move or act slowly that Friday afternoon we were just creeping, waiting for the bell to sound so that we could start the long weekend Synonyms & Similar Words crawling lingering delaying poking dragging strolling lagging shuffling loitering dawdling playing stalling lollygagging dillydallying moping lallygagging falling behind tarrying dropping behind hanging fire staggering diddling lounging dallying inching sauntering marking time idling dragging one's heels ambling loafing dragging one's feet taking one's time shilly-shallying lolling trifling decelerating lumbering easing plodding fooling around procrastinating messing around temporizing filibustering puttering (around) fiddling (around) pottering (around) monkeying (around) hanging (around or out) slowing (down or up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms tearing rushing running flying scurrying hastening ripping scudding hurrying whirling scooting speeding whizzing coursing darting racing rocketing careering bolting barreling zipping dashing barrelling hurtling stampeding whisking galloping scrambling humping running breezing hustling accelerating trotting sprinting quickening bowling jogging hotfooting (it) overtaking outrunning outpacing speeding (up) outstripping catching up fast-forwarding See More 3 as in sliding to move slowly with the body close to the ground the kitten crept silently across the floor before suddenly pouncing on the mouse Synonyms & Similar Words crawling sliding snaking slithering tiptoeing sneaking wriggling worming crouching bellying inching grovelling groveling squatting skulking edging stealing nosing 4 as in dragging to move slowly the class hour seems to creep by Synonyms & Similar Words dragging crawling shuffling poking inching slouching oozing snailing limping shambling plodding nosing trudging creaking (along) tramping lumbering Antonyms & Near Antonyms flying floating speeding racing gliding whizzing tearing zipping sailing hurrying See More
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