creeping
creeping Lexical Profile
creeping Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Moving, developing, or occurring very slowly, gradually, and often almost imperceptibly.
"Economists warned that creeping inflation could erode household savings over the coming decade."
(Of a plant) growing horizontally along the ground or over another surface rather than upright, often taking root at intervals along the stem.
"The stone wall was covered in creeping thyme that released a pleasant aroma whenever someone walked past."
• noun
The act or sound of moving slowly, quietly, and stealthily, or of crawling close to the ground.
"A faint creeping in the dry leaves alerted the hikers to a small lizard nearby."
An uneasy physical sensation as of insects crawling over the skin, typically caused by fear, nervousness, or revulsion.
"Listening to the eerie ghost story gave him an unpleasant creeping of the flesh."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From the Old English verb 'creopan', meaning to move with the body close to the ground, of Proto-Germanic origin.