Definition of CREEPING

creeping

Meanings

Plural: creepings

Noun

  • a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
  • The act of something that creeps.

Verb

  • move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
  • to go stealthily or furtively
  • grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
  • show submission or fear
  • present participle and gerund of creep

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 13

creeping is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
creeping is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
creeping is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

creeping is a valid Words With Friends word