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undercreep

undercreep verb: to creep secretly or imperceptibly.

Verb

undercreep (third-person singular simple present undercreeps, present participle undercreeping, simple past undercrept or undercrope, past participle undercrept or undercrope or undercropen)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To creep secretly or imperceptibly.

Forms of undercreep

third-person singular presentundercreeps
present participleundercreeping
pastundercrept
pastundercrope
past participleundercrept
past participleundercrope
past participleundercropen

Origin of undercreep

From Middle English undercrepen, equivalent to under- + creep.

Questions about undercreep

What does undercreep mean?
Undercreep means to creep secretly or imperceptibly.
What part of speech is undercreep?
Undercreep is a verb.
What is the past tense of undercreep?
The past tense of undercreep is undercrept.

Words near undercreep in the dictionary

  1. undercrank
  2. undercranked
  3. undercranking
  4. undercranks
  5. undercreative
  6. undercreep
  7. undercreeping
  8. undercreeps
  9. undercrept
  10. undercrest
  11. undercrested

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