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creeps up on

creeps up on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 creeps up on

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

Words near creeps up on in the dictionary

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

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