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Uncommoncrept
The correct spelling is crept.
How to pronounce crept
/ˈkɹɛpt/
verbIPA: /ˈkɹɛpt/
Say it like: Cre-pt
The correct spelling is crept. To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
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Definition
verb
- 1.To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
- 2.Of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.
- 3.To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
- 4.To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
- 5.To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.
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