creeping
- noun
- /ˈkripɪŋ/
- The toddler was creeping quietly across the floor to avoid waking her baby brother.
Examples
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This is much more of a slow creeping situation.
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So I designed an entire film around slow, creeping Dolly shots.
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He was creeping through the tall grass, trying not to make any noise.
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The cat moved in a creeping manner, stalking its prey with careful movements.
Synonyms
A slow, awkward walk that drags the feet
A slow movement made by moving on hands and knees or by dragging the body
A slow movement of the body, often on hands and knees
Walking with slow, dragging steps without lifting the feet properly
A way of moving slowly on your hands and knees or by dragging your body along the ground
To continue very slowly in a tiring and boring way
To walk slowly while dragging the feet so they barely lift
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A low grass that spreads along the ground, often used for lawns and golf courses
- Specialized
A grass used for lawns and golf greens that spreads by long runners to form a dense mat
- Specialized
A low plant with spreading stems and spikes of blue flowers that covers bare ground
- Specialized
A low plant with long stems that spread along the ground and small bright yellow flowers in damp places
A plant that lives for many years with long creeping stems and small yellow flowers
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A delicate fern with stems that grow along the ground and some forked leaves
A low plant with round leaves and small yellow flowers that spreads to cover the ground
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A low, spreading evergreen shrub used as ground cover that turns brownish purple in winter
- Indian
A climbing plant with bright red, yellow, or purple flowers that is poisonous
- Specialized
A small low weed with many branches and small yellow flowers that spreads over lawns and gardens
A low spreading evergreen plant used to cover the ground with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers
- Specialized
A low bush that spreads on the ground with small white flowers and white berries
A grass-like wetland plant with thin round stems that spreads along the ground
A low, spreading plant with small purple flowers and a pleasant smell used as ground cover
A small shrub with long low branches and soft green leaves that spreads across ground and is used in gardens
- Australian
An Australian grass that lives for many years and has long spikes like a windmill
A low plant that spreads along the ground with shiny scented leaves, small white bell flowers, and red berries
A small weed that grows close to the ground with leaves like a clover and small yellow flowers
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Morphology
Etymology
Creeping comes from an old English word crēopan meaning 'to move close to the ground', which is the same idea as the common word crawl. So creeping means slow, low movement, often on hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground.