English Explanatory Dictionary

creeping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of creep
noun
  1. The act of something that creeps.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹiːpɪŋ/ en-us-creeping.ogg

Word forms

creeping creepings

Etymology

From Middle English crepynge, crepinde, crepende, crepande, from Old English crēopende, from Proto-Germanic *kreupandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to creep, crawl”), equivalent to creep + -ing.

Related words

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