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creeping up on

creeping up on is the present participle and gerund of creep up on.

Meaning of creep up on

Verb

creep up on (third-person singular simple present creeps up on, present participle creeping up on, simple past and past participle crept up on)

  1. (transitive) To sneakily arrive near someone in a position to startle them; to startle someone by creeping up behind them.

Questions about creeping up on

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

Words near creeping up on in the dictionary

  1. creeping thistle
  2. creeping thistles
  3. creeping thyme
  4. creeping thymes
  5. creeping up
  6. creeping up on
  7. creeping water bug
  8. creeping water bugs
  9. creeping willow
  10. creeping willows
  11. creeping zinnia

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