- creeping (Adj.)
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creeping (Adj.)
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creeping — adj. Creeping is used with these nouns: ↑dread … Collocations dictionary
creeping — adj 1. crawling, crawling on all fours; vermicular, squirming, wriggling, wiggling, Zool. rep tant. 2. slow, dragging, plodding, snail like, dawdling; lagging, trailing, tardy, dilatory. 3. cowering, crouching, cringing; groveling, reptilian,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
creeping — creep·ing (krēʹpĭng) adj. Developing gradually over a period of time: “a creeping sense of cultural dread” (Andrew Sullivan). * * * … Universalium
creeping — creep·ing || krɪËpɪŋ adj. sneaking, slithering, crawling; climbing, growing upward n. sneaking, slithering, crawling, wriggling kriËp n. person who makes one s skin crawl (Slang) v. crawl; climb; sneak, move along quietly and slowly … English contemporary dictionary
creep — v. & n. v.intr. (past and past part. crept) 1 move with the body prone and close to the ground; crawl. 2 (often foll. by in, out, up, etc.) come, go, or move slowly and stealthily or timidly (crept out without being seen). 3 enter slowly (into a… … Useful english dictionary
crawling — adj. moving along the ground on all fours, moving slowly, creeping n. act of moving along the ground on all fours, moving slowly, creeping krÉ”Ël n. act of crawling (moving along the ground on all fours, creeping); swimming stroke v. creep, move … English contemporary dictionary
serpiginous — Creeping; denoting an ulcer or other cutaneous lesion that extends with an arciform border; the margin has a wavy or serpent like border. [Mediev. L. serpigo ( gin ), ringworm, fr. L. serpo, to creep] * * * ser·pig·i·nous (.)sər pij ə nəs … Medical dictionary
repent — adj. [L. repens, creeping] Appearing as if creeping or crawling … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
fawning — adj 1. servile, slavish, obsequious, Obs. obsequent, subservient, menial, Obs., Rare. vernile; submissive, docile, unassertive, compliant, acquiescent, deferential, Tomish, Uncle Tomish, tractable, mealy mouthed; groveling, crawling, creeping,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
creepy — adj. (creepier, creepiest) 1 colloq. having or producing a creeping of the flesh (I feel creepy; a creepy film). 2 given to creeping. Derivatives: creepily adv. creepiness n. Etymology: CREEP … Useful english dictionary
sweet — adj. & n. adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; fragrant. 3 (of sound etc.) melodious or harmonious. 4 a not salt, sour, or bitter. b fresh, with flavour unimpaired by rottenness … Useful english dictionary
