- present participle of creep.
creeping
Example Sentences
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She wrote a series of articles about the problem of loneliness among older people, which she described as "a creeping enemy which erodes confidence."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
If you happen to be swimming in the Salish Sea at night and imagine tiny hairy legs creeping up your body, there is now at least one unsettling reason that image feels plausible.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
His homeowners association fees have been creeping up to nearly $470 per month, and that’s on top of expenses stemming from special assessments he’s had to cough up.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The creeping pace and dull dialogue never rise above the level of a glum episode of “Game of Thrones.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
She had tried to bring her great-aunt out to see that the patches had outgrown the stakes: that they were creeping across the woods.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
