CREEP
Scrabble letter values: C3R1E1E1P3 = 9
Definition
- verb move slowly. — synonyms: crawl
- verb to go stealthily or furtively. — synonyms: sneak, mouse, pussyfoot
- verb grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface).
- verb show submission or fear. — synonyms: fawn, crawl, cringe, cower, grovel
- noun someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric. — synonyms: weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook
- noun a slow longitudinal movement or deformation.
- noun a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot.
- noun a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body. — synonyms: crawl, crawling, creeping
Examples
- “in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground”
- “The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed”
- “..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house”