snow-creep

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh kreep]
- /snoʊ krip/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh kreep]
- /snoʊ krip/

Definition of snow-creep word

noun snow-creep a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow. 1

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Origin of snow-creep

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; snow + creep

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Parts of speech for Snow-creep

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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snow-creep popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.