The meaning of Creeping

verb

Move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.

Usage examples:

They crawled from under the table

noun

An act of moving on one's hands and knees or dragging one's body along the ground.

Usage examples:

They began the crawl back to their own lines

verb

Move slowly

noun

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

Usage examples:

A willow tree at the water's edge

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

Usage examples:

The pool is edged with paving

verb

A line determining the limits of an area

noun

A unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm).

Usage examples:

The toy train is four inches long

verb

Move along slowly and carefully.

Usage examples:

He inched away as i approached

noun

A small island or a small area of high land.

Usage examples:

Inchkeith

noun

A thick piece of soft material, typically used to protect or shape something, or to absorb liquid.

Usage examples:

A pad of cotton wool

verb

Fill or cover (something) with soft material in order to protect it or its contents, make it more comfortable, or give it a particular shape.

Usage examples:

The boxing gloves are padded with impact-resistant foam rubber

noun

The soft dull sound of steady steps.

Usage examples:

He heard the pad of feet

verb

(of a person or animal) move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey.

Usage examples:

Lions prowling in the bush

noun

An act of prowling.

Usage examples:

I met her once on one of my off-duty bookshop prowls

verb

To move around an area quietly and secretly, as when hunting

Usage examples:

[ t ] at night, scorpions prowl the desert for insects., [ i ] there have been reports of a man pro…

verb

Walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely.

Usage examples:

I sidled up to her

noun

An act or instance of sidling somewhere.

Usage examples:

A sidle into the hallway

verb

Keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive.

Usage examples:

Don't skulk outside the door like a spy!

noun

A group of foxes.

Usage examples:

The skulk howls away into the night

verb

To hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions

Usage examples:

Dogs were skulking in the alleys.

verb

Move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.

Usage examples:

She slid down the bank into the water

noun

A structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down.

Usage examples:

Anna played on the slide

verb

Move smoothly along a surface

verb

Move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner.

Usage examples:

The fox came slinking through the bracken

noun

A slinking movement or walk.

Usage examples:

She moved with a sensuous slink

verb

To walk or leave quietly, esp. because you do not want to be noticed or are ashamed of something

Usage examples:

I was so embarrassed that i tried to slink away.

verb

Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

I slipped over on the ice

noun

An act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

A single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside

noun

A small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.

Usage examples:

His monthly salary slip

verb

Move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion.

Usage examples:

I spied a baby adder slithering away

noun

A slithering movement.

Usage examples:

A snake-like slither across the grass

verb

To move by twisting or sliding

Usage examples:

A long snake slithered toward them.

verb

Move or go in a furtive or stealthy way.

Usage examples:

I sneaked out by the back exit

noun

(especially in children's use) someone who informs an adult or person in authority of a companion's misdeeds; a telltale.

Usage examples:

Ethel was the form sneak and goody-goody

adjective

Short for sneaker.

verb

Wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort.

Usage examples:

He looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his chair

noun

A wriggling movement.

Usage examples:

The toddler gave a sudden squirm

verb

To make twisting movements with the body, esp. because of embarrassment, pain, or excitement

Usage examples:

The kids squirmed in their chairs.

verb

Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.

Usage examples:

Thieves stole her bicycle

noun

A bargain.

Usage examples:

At £59.95 it's an absolute steal

verb

Take without the owner's consent

abbreviation

Imperial or metric ton(s).

Usage examples:

Lithuania produced 512,000 t of sulphuric acid in 1989

contraction

The word ‘it’, attached to the end of a verb, especially in the transcription of regional spoken use.

Usage examples:

I'll never do’t again

suffix

Equivalent to -est2 (as in shalt ).

noun

Any of a number of creeping or burrowing invertebrate animals with long, slender soft bodies and no limbs.

Usage examples:

For many years only animals such as worms, leeches and midge larvae could survive.

verb

Move with difficulty by crawling or wriggling.

Usage examples:

I wormed my way along the roadside ditch

abbreviation

Write-once read-many, denoting a type of memory device.

verb

Twist and turn with quick writhing movements.

Usage examples:

The puppy wriggled in his arms

noun

A wriggling movement.

Usage examples:

She gave an impatient little wriggle

verb

To make small quick movements with the body, turning from side to side

Usage examples:

[ i ] somehow he twisted himself about and wriggled free of farkas’s grip and danced away.

verb

Make twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.

Usage examples:

He writhed in agony on the ground

verb

To make twisting movements with the body, esp. because you are feeling strong emotion

Usage examples:

He writhed in agony at the thought.