- an|ti|creep|ing
- an|ti|creep|ing «AN tee KREE pihng», adjective.= anticreep. (Cf. ↑anticreep)
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creep´ing|ly — creep|ing «KREE pihng», adjective. 1. moving or developing in a gradual or imperceptible manner: »Figurative. creeping socialism, creeping aggression. Creeping inflation, we are told, is inevitable all we can do is to accept it and learn to live… … Useful english dictionary
creep|ing — «KREE pihng», adjective. 1. moving or developing in a gradual or imperceptible manner: »Figurative. creeping socialism, creeping aggression. Creeping inflation, we are told, is inevitable all we can do is to accept it and learn to live with it… … Useful english dictionary
creep — an·ti·creep·er; creep·age; creep·er; creep·ered; creep·er·less; creep; creep·ie; creep·i·ly; creep·i·ness; creep·ing·ly; in·creep; … English syllables
creep — [[t]krip[/t]] v. crept or, sometimes, creeped; creep•ing, n. 1) to move slowly with the body close to the ground, on hands and knees, or the like 2) to approach slowly and stealthily (often fol. by up) 3) to advance slowly and often with… … From formal English to slang
Creep (Radiohead song) — Creep Single by Radiohead from the album Pablo Honey Released … Wikipedia
creep — [[t]kri͟ːp[/t]] creeps, creeping, crept 1) VERB When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly. [V adv/prep] Back I go to the hotel and creep up to my room... [V adv/prep] The rabbit creeps away and hides in a hole. 2) VERB… … English dictionary
creep up — verb advance stealthily or unnoticed (Freq. 1) Age creeps up on you • Syn: ↑sneak up • Hypernyms: ↑advance, ↑progress, ↑pass on, ↑move on, ↑march o … Useful english dictionary
creeping — creep·ing (krēʹpĭng) adj. Developing gradually over a period of time: “a creeping sense of cultural dread” (Andrew Sullivan). * * * … Universalium
creeping eruption — creep·ing eruption krē piŋ n a human skin disorder that is characterized by a red line of eruption which fades at one end as it progresses at the other and that is usu. caused by insect or worm larvae and esp. those of the dog hookworm burrowing… … Medical dictionary
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
