creepifying
creepifying is the present participle and gerund of creepify.
Meaning of creepify
Verb
creepify (third-person singular simple present creepifies, present participle creepifying, simple past and past participle creepified)
- To make creepy; to make annoying, unpleasant, or mildly threatening.
- Singer Layne Staley’s dark words further creepify Alice’s sound.1993 July, Lorraine Ali, “Alice in Chains”, in SPIN, volume 9, number 4, Camouflage Associates, page 45
- To creep out, to give (someone) the creeps.
- But the Gun Dude ends up creepifying me when he tells me to hurry because, ever since the gun ban, the assault weapons have been "selling like hot cakes."2002, Harmon Leon, The Harmon Chronicles, ECW Press, →ISBN, page 126
Questions about creepifying
- What is creepifying the present participle and gerund of?
- Creepifying is the present participle and gerund of creepify.
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