Synonyms of creeping

Noun


1. crawl, crawling, creep, creeping, locomotion, travel

usage: a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"

Verb


1. crawl, creep, travel, go, move, locomote

usage: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

2. sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot, walk

usage: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

3. creep, diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out

usage: grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"

4. fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel, bend, flex

usage: show submission or fear

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