What is another word for creeping?
bit-by-bit. crawling. creeping. dawdling. delaying.
to move slowly the class hour seems to creep by. Synonyms & Similar Words. dragging. crawling. shuffling.
| barrelling | barreling |
|---|---|
| rocketing | running |
| scooting | scudding |
| scurrying | whirling |
| whisking | hotfooting it |
Slang. the act or practice of following someone persistently or stealthily, especially online: Twitter and LinkedIn creeping is a normal part of my day. adjective.
Irregular verb: To Creep.
to go into something or a place slowly and carefully; to sneak into something or a place.
Some common synonyms of wander are meander, ramble, roam, rove, and traipse. While all these words mean "to go about from place to place usually without a plan or definite purpose," wander implies an absence of or an indifference to a fixed course. When might meander be a better fit than wander?
โ[countable] (informal) a person that you dislike very much and find very unpleasant. He's a nasty little creep! You little creep!
If someone dawdles, they go somewhere slowly, taking more time than is necessary. Dilly-dally is an old-fashioned informal word for this. Don't dawdle, or you'll be late for school.
: to move along with the body prone and close to the ground. A spider was creeping along the bathroom floor. : to move slowly on hands and knees. He crept toward the edge of the cliff. : to go very slowly.
What is the sentence of creeping?
In the darkness, she could hear the curtains creeping on the draught.
CREEPILY (adverb) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.
Creeping is a means of mobility with the arms straight, belly off the ground and weight on the hands and knees. The child reciprocally moves his/her arms and legs to progress across the floor.
- Being extremely thin.
- Not looking you in the eye.
- Asking to take a picture of you.
- Watching people before interacting with them.
- Asking about details of your personal life when you don't know them.
informal. : to slowly and quietly move closer to (someone) without being noticed. We tried to creep up on them but they heard our footsteps. often used figuratively. Old age creeps up on us.