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creeped

/kɹiːpt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
  2. Of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.
  3. To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
  4. To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
  5. To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.
  6. To slip, or to become slightly displaced.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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