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creeps up

creeps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of creep up.

Meaning of creep up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To advance or increase with stealth, unnoticed (literally or figuratively).
    • The lioness has to creep up behind her prey so as not to be noticed.

Questions about creeps up

What is creeps up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Creeps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of creep up.

Words near creeps up in the dictionary

  1. creepos
  2. creeps
  3. creeps in
  4. creeps on
  5. creeps out
  6. creeps up
  7. creeps up on
  8. creepshot
  9. creepshots
  10. creepshotted
  11. creepshotter

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