crept

Definition

  • past tense and past participle of 'creep'

Examples

  • The price of gasoline has 'crept' back up to three dollars a gallon.

  • A few mistakes 'crept' in during the last revision of the paper.

  • She 'crept' toward the edge of the roof and looked over.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You're all going to die. But you know this, don't you, Gandalf? You cannot think that this Ranger will ever sit upon the throne of Gondor. This exile, crept from the shadows, will never be crowned king. Gandalf does not hesitate to sacrifice those closest to him... ...those he professes to love. (..)
    2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King