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

  • (..) instead, i start drilling him about overdraft analyses and how his bank will let customers write ten... twelve cheques Before telling them they're overdrawing. and this creep.... is making billions off screwing over people this way. And I'm getting madder and madder, and i ask him. (..)
    2015 The Big Short