Creeper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping

a person who crawls or creeps along the ground

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈiːpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈiːpə/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːpɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crawler tree creeper

Word Forms

creep	verb	grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
crawl	verb	move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlingpflanze

jede Pflanze (wie Efeu oder Immergrün), die kriechend wächst

🇫🇷French

plante grimpante

toute plante (comme le lierre ou la pervenche) qui pousse en rampant

🇪🇸Spanish

enredadera

cualquier planta (como la hiedra o el bígaro) que crece arrastrándose

🇮🇹Italian

rampicante

qualsiasi pianta (come l'edera o la pervinca) che cresce strisciando

🇳🇱Dutch

klimplant

elke plant (zoals klimop of maagdenpalm) die kruipend groeit

🇵🇹Portuguese

trepadeira

qualquer planta (como hera ou pervinca) que cresce rastejando

🇷🇺Russian

лиана

любое растение (например, плющ или барвинок), которое растет ползучим способом.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लता

कोई भी पौधा (जैसे आइवी या पेरीविंकल) जो रेंगकर बढ़ता है

🇧🇩Bengali

লতা

যে কোনো উদ্ভিদ (আইভি বা পেরিউইঙ্কল হিসাবে) যা লতানো দ্বারা বৃদ্ধি পায়

🇮🇳Tamil

படர்தாமரை

ஊர்ந்து வளரும் எந்த தாவரமும் (ஐவி அல்லது பெரிவிங்கிள் போன்றவை).

🇮🇳Telugu

లత

క్రీపింగ్ ద్వారా పెరిగే ఏదైనా మొక్క (ఐవీ లేదా పెరివింకిల్ లాగా).

🇮🇳Marathi

लता

कोणतीही वनस्पती (आयव्ही किंवा पेरीविंकल म्हणून) जी रांगण्याने वाढते

🇮🇳Gujarati

લતા

કોઈપણ છોડ (આઇવી અથવા પેરીવિંકલ તરીકે) જે વિસર્પી દ્વારા ઉગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಳ್ಳಿ

ತೆವಳುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಬೆಳೆಯುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಸ್ಯ (ಐವಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪೆರಿವಿಂಕಲ್ ಆಗಿ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

വള്ളിച്ചെടി

ഇഴഞ്ഞ് വളരുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും ചെടി (ഐവി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പെരിവിങ്കിൾ പോലെ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕ੍ਰੀਪਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਪੌਦਾ (ਆਈਵੀ ਜਾਂ ਪੇਰੀਵਿੰਕਲ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ) ਜੋ ਕਿ ਰੀਂਗ ਕੇ ਵਧਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کریپر

کوئی بھی پودا (جیسے ivy یا periwinkle) جو رینگنے سے اگتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

苦力怕

任何通过匍匐生长的植物（如常春藤或长春花）

🇯🇵Japanese

つる植物

匍匐性の植物（アイビーやツルニチニチソウなど）

🇰🇷Korean

기는 것

기어서 자라는 모든 식물(담쟁이덩굴이나 대수리)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cây leo

bất kỳ loại cây nào (như cây thường xuân hoặc cây dừa cạn) mọc bằng cách leo

🇹🇭Thai

ลดา

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjalar

tanaman apa pun (seperti ivy atau periwinkle) yang tumbuh dengan cara merambat

🇵🇭Filipino

gumagapang

anumang halaman (bilang ivy o periwinkle) na tumutubo sa pamamagitan ng gumagapang

🇲🇾Malay

menjalar

sebarang tumbuhan (sebagai ivy atau periwinkle) yang tumbuh secara menjalar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الزاحف

أي نبات (مثل اللبلاب أو النكة) ينمو عن طريق الزحف

🇮🇷Persian

خزنده

هر گیاهی (مثل پیچک یا گلی) که از طریق خزش رشد می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sarmaşık

sürünerek büyüyen herhangi bir bitki (sarmaşık veya deniz salyangozu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְטַפֵּס

כל צמח (כקיסוס או עטיף) שגדל בזחילה

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