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becreeping

becreeping is the present participle and gerund of becreep.

Meaning of becreep

Verb

becreep (third-person singular simple present becreeps, present participle becreeping, simple past and past participle becrept)

  1. (transitive) To creep up on; stalk
    • But they, seeing that there was not sufficient cover for them to “becreep” the rhinoceros with safety, allowed Robert to go on alone.1838, Sir James Edward Alexander, An Expedition of Discovery Into the Interior of Africa

Questions about becreeping

What is becreeping the present participle and gerund of?
Becreeping is the present participle and gerund of becreep.

Words near becreeping in the dictionary

  1. becraze
  2. becrazed
  3. becrazes
  4. becrazing
  5. becreep
  6. becreeping
  7. becreeps
  8. becrept
  9. becried
  10. becries
  11. becrimson

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