ALL meanings of creeping
creep·ing
C c - adjective creeping (of a plant) having a stem that grows horizontally along the ground and throws out roots at intervals 3
- adjective creeping (of a process or change) happening slowly and stealthily, without being noticed 3
- noun creeping an act or instance of creeping: It seems as if time has slowed to a creep. 1
- noun creeping Slang. an obnoxious, disturbingly eccentric, deviant, or painfully introverted person. 1
- noun creeping Slang. an intelligence or counterintelligence agent; spy. 1
- noun creeping Slang. creeper (def 10). 1
- noun creeping a gradual or inconspicuous increase, advance, change, or development: Avoid jargon creep in your writing. We are seeing the steady creep of consumerism. 1
- noun creeping Geology. the gradual movement downhill of loose soil, rock, gravel, etc.; solifluction. the slow deformation of solid rock resulting from constant stress applied over long periods. 1
- noun creeping Mechanics. the gradual, permanent deformation of a body produced by a continued application of heat or stress. 1
- noun creeping a grappling iron; grapnel. 1
- noun creeping Firearms. the slack in a trigger mechanism before it releases the firing pin. 1
- noun creeping creep feeder. 1
- noun creeping the creeps, Informal. a sensation of horror, fear, disgust, etc., suggestive of the feeling induced by something crawling over the skin: That horror movie gave me the creeps. 1
- adjective creeping advancing or developing gradually so as to infringe on or supplant something else: creeping inflation; creeping socialism. 1
- verb without object creeping to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees. 1
- noun creeping Present participle of creep. 1
- verb without object creeping to approach slowly, imperceptibly, or stealthily (often followed by up): We crept up and peeked over the wall. 1
- verb without object creeping 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 creeping 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 creeping 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 creeping to move or behave timidly or servilely. 1
- verb without object creeping to grow along the ground, a wall, etc., as a plant. 1
- verb without object creeping to advance or develop gradually so as to infringe on or supplant something else. 1
- verb without object creeping Slang. to flirt with or make persistent sexual advances toward someone (often followed by on): He creeps on all the women he meets. to cheat on one’s sexual partner: He caught his wife creepin' with the guy who lives next-door. 1
- verb without object creeping Slang. to follow someone persistently or stealthily, as on a social media website (often followed by on): He spends a lot of time creeping on her Facebook profile. 1
- verb without object creeping Slang. to suddenly intrude into someone’s photograph as it is being taken: Who’s that creeping in the background of the picture? 1
- verb without object creeping to slip, slide, or shift gradually; become displaced. 1
- verb without object creeping (of a metal object) to become deformed, as under continuous loads or at high temperatures. 1
- verb without object creeping Nautical. to grapple (usually followed by for): The ships crept for their anchor chains. 1
- verb with object creeping Slang. to follow persistently or stealthily, especially online: I’ve been creeping her blog and found some great recipes. 1
- verb with object creeping Archaic. to creep along or over. 1
- idioms creeping make one's flesh creep, to be frightening or repellent; cause one to experience uneasiness: The eerie stories made our flesh creep. 1
- adjective creeping slow or insidious 1
- adjective creeping vine: climbing 1
- noun creeping The act of something that creeps. 0