creep

Definition

  • verb: to move slowly with the body close to the ground
  • verb: to move along with the body prone and close to the ground
  • usually used in plural with 'the'
  • synonyms: fawn, steal, crawl

Examples

  • He's been 'creeping' (up) to the boss for months, so it's no surprise he got a promotion.

  • A spider was 'creeping' [='crawling'] along the bathroom floor.

  • I caught him 'creeping' down the stairs to the kitchen.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) We gotta come up with a better name than "glowy thingy." You're right. Crap. Come on, come on, come on. High schools creep me out. They got this funny smell, you know? Hey, that's one of the guys that tried to kill me. What? - Yeah. (..)
    2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming