Creeping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹiːpɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Creeping is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of creep.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of creep.
More Meanings
- The act of something that creeps.
Example Sentences
Then, in January, a creeping tsunami of train cancellations, triggered by major staff absences as a result of the aggressive transmissibility of Omicron, heaped further misery on rail users.
It is indubitably certain, therefore, that he is able to attend, and actually attends, to all things at the same moment; to the motions of a seed, or a leaf, or an atom; to the creepings of a worm, the flutterings of an insect, and the journeys of a mite […]
Word Forms
- creepings
Synonyms for creeping
Depending on context, synonyms include creep, moving, crawl, crawling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crawl, crawling, moving, sneaking, displacement, spreading.
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