Creeping — Creep ing, a. 1. Crawling, or moving close to the ground. Every creeping thing. Gen. vi. 20. [1913 Webster] 2. Growing along, and clinging to, the ground, or to a wall, etc., by means of rootlets or tendrils. [1913 Webster] Casements lined with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
creeping — creep‧ing [ˈkriːpɪŋ] adjective [only before a noun] disapproving gradually becoming stronger and gaining more influence, but so slowly that people do not notice: • legislation that paved the way for the creeping privatisation of the health… … Financial and business terms
Creeping — Creep Creep (kr[=e]p), v. t. [imp. {Crept} (kr[e^]pt) ({Crope} (kr[=o]p), Obs.); p. p. {Crept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Creeping}.] [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. cre[ o]pan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. {Cripple} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
creeping — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In the act of creeping] Syn. crawling, worming, squirming, writhing, wriggling, slithering, groveling, crouching, cowering, quailing, slinking, skulking, inching, dragging, lagging, shambling, limping, faltering, shuffling … English dictionary for students
creeping — creep|ing [ kripıŋ ] adjective 1. ) happening very slowly so that people do not notice: creeping privatization 2. ) creeping plants grow along the ground … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
creeping — UK [ˈkriːpɪŋ] / US [ˈkrɪpɪŋ] adjective 1) happening very slowly so that people do not notice creeping privatization 2) creeping plants grow along the ground … English dictionary
creeping — adjective Date: 14th century developing or advancing by slow imperceptible degrees < a period of creeping inflation > … New Collegiate Dictionary
creeping — creep·ing (krēʹpĭng) adj. Developing gradually over a period of time: “a creeping sense of cultural dread” (Andrew Sullivan). * * * … Universalium
creeping — adj. Creeping is used with these nouns: ↑dread … Collocations dictionary
creeping — Synonyms and related words: all fours, ambling, amphibian, anguine, atiptoe, atmospherics, batrachian, blaring, blasting, blind spot, cautious, cautiousness, circumspect, circumspection, claudicant, colubriform, crawl, crawling, creep, creeping… … Moby Thesaurus
