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creeping out

creeping out is the present participle and gerund of creep out.

Meaning of creep out

Verb

creep out (third-person singular simple present creeps out, present participle creeping out, simple past and past participle creeped out or (nonstandard) crept out)

  1. (informal, transitive) To make (someone) uncomfortable or afraid; to give (someone) the creeps.
    • That janitor who's always talking about blood creeps me out.

Questions about creeping out

What is creeping out the present participle and gerund of?
Creeping out is the present participle and gerund of creep out.

Words near creeping out in the dictionary

  1. creeping in
  2. creeping Jenny
  3. creeping Jesus
  4. creeping normality
  5. creeping on
  6. creeping out
  7. creeping phlox
  8. creeping phloxes
  9. creeping sage
  10. creeping sages
  11. creeping sedge

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