Added 10 October 2026
creeping
/ˈkɹiːpɪŋ/ verb
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- present participle and gerund of creep
noun
- The act of something that creeps.
Origin
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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