make one's flesh creep

creep

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Definitions of make one's flesh creep words

verb without object make one's flesh creep to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees. 1
verb without object make one's flesh creep to approach slowly, imperceptibly, or stealthily (often followed by up): We crept up and peeked over the wall. 1
verb without object make one's flesh creep to move or advance slowly or gradually: The automobile crept up the hill. Time just seems to creep along on these hot summer days. 1
verb without object make one's flesh creep to sneak up behind someone or without someone's knowledge (usually followed by up on): The prisoners crept up on the guard and knocked him out. 1
verb without object make one's flesh creep to enter or become evident inconspicuously, gradually, or insidiously (often followed by in or into:) The writer's personal bias occasionally creeps into the account. 1
verb without object make one's flesh creep to move or behave timidly or servilely. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English crepen, Old English crēopan; cognate with Dutch kruipen, Old Norse krjūpa

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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