creeping

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːpɪŋ/

The English word “creeping” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

The act of something that creeps.

Etymology

From Middle English crepynge, crepinde, crepende, crepande, from Old English crēopende, from Proto-Germanic *kreupandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to creep, crawl”), equivalent to creep + -ing.

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