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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)

  1. (informal, transitive) 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
  2. (informal, transitive) 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.

Words near creepifying in the dictionary

  1. creepies
  2. creepiest
  3. creepified
  4. creepifies
  5. creepify
  6. creepifying
  7. creepily
  8. creepin'
  9. creepiness
  10. creepinesses
  11. creeping

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