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Creep

noun/kɹˈiːp/
Definition
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈiːp/
🇬🇧British English
/kɹˈiːp/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kɹˈiːp/
1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈiːp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounsomeone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
nouna slow longitudinal movement or deformation
nouna pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
nouna slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
“a crawl was all that the injured man could manage”
verbmove slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
“The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed”
verbto go stealthily or furtively
“..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house”
verbgrow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
“ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings”
verbshow submission or fear
Word Forms
creepyadjectiveannoying and unpleasant
creepverbto go stealthily or furtively
crawlverbmove slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
crawlnouna slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
crawlernouna person who crawls or creeps along the ground
crawlingnouna slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
creepnouna slow longitudinal movement or deformation
creepernouna person who crawls or creeps along the ground
creepingnouna slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
sneaknounsomeone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
fawnernounsomeone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
cowardnouna person who shows fear or timidity
grovelernounsomeone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
grovellernounsomeone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
kriechen
jemand, der unangenehm seltsam oder exzentrisch ist
🇫🇷French
ramper
quelqu'un de désagréablement étrange ou excentrique
🇪🇸Spanish
arrastrarse
alguien desagradablemente extraño o excéntrico
🇮🇹Italian
strisciamento
qualcuno spiacevolmente strano o eccentrico
🇳🇱Dutch
kruipen
iemand die onaangenaam vreemd of excentriek is
🇵🇹Portuguese
rastejar
alguém desagradavelmente estranho ou excêntrico
🇷🇺Russian
слизняк
кто-то неприятно странный или эксцентричный
India
🇮🇳Hindi
रेंगना
कोई अप्रिय रूप से अजीब या सनकी
🇧🇩Bengali
হামাগুড়ি
কেউ অপ্রীতিকরভাবে অদ্ভুত বা উদ্ভট
🇮🇳Tamil
தவழும்
விரும்பத்தகாத விசித்திரமான அல்லது விசித்திரமான ஒருவர்
🇮🇳Telugu
క్రీప్
ఎవరైనా అసహ్యకరమైన వింత లేదా అసాధారణ
🇮🇳Marathi
रांगणे
कोणीतरी अप्रिय विचित्र किंवा विलक्षण
🇮🇳Gujarati
સળવળવું
કોઈ અપ્રિય રીતે વિચિત્ર અથવા તરંગી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹರಿದಾಡುವುದು
ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅಹಿತಕರ ವಿಚಿತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഇഴയുക
അസുഖകരമായ വിചിത്രമോ വിചിത്രമോ ആയ ഒരാൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕ੍ਰੀਪ
ਕੋਈ ਕੋਝਾ ਅਜੀਬ ਜਾਂ ਸਨਕੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
رینگنا
کوئی ناخوشگوار عجیب یا سنکی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
蠕变
令人不快的奇怪或古怪的人
🇯🇵Japanese
クリープ
不快なほど奇妙または風変わりな人
🇰🇷Korean
살금살금 기다
불쾌할 정도로 이상하거나 괴상한 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
leo
ai đó kỳ lạ hoặc lập dị một cách khó chịu
🇹🇭Thai
คืบคลาน
คนที่แปลกหรือประหลาดอย่างไม่เป็นที่พอใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
orang aneh
seseorang yang sangat aneh atau eksentrik
🇵🇭Filipino
gumapang
isang taong hindi kanais-nais na kakaiba o sira-sira
🇲🇾Malay
merayap
seseorang yang tidak menyenangkan pelik atau sipi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
زحف
شخص غريب أو غريب الأطوار بشكل غير سار
🇮🇷Persian
خزش
کسی که به طرز ناخوشایندی عجیب و غریب یا عجیب و غریب است
🇹🇷Turkish
sürünme
hoş olmayan bir şekilde garip veya eksantrik biri
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִזחוֹל
מישהו מוזר או אקסצנטרי בצורה לא נעימה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'creep'?
The primary meaning of 'creep' is 'someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'creep' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'creep' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'creep' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'creep' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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