- present participle of creep.
creeping
Example Sentences
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If you happen to be swimming in the Salish Sea at night and imagine tiny hairy legs creeping up your body, there is now at least one unsettling reason that image feels plausible.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
His homeowners association fees have been creeping up to nearly $470 per month, and that’s on top of expenses stemming from special assessments he’s had to cough up.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
That shift has the New York Fed quietly asking investors whether new risks are creeping into U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It is hard not to feel the old message creeping back in with them: wanting less is good.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
There wasn’t really river water creeping like a cat across the forest floor toward them, getting deeper by the minute.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
