1. A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
   "The baby's creeping across the floor delighted her parents";
   - crawl, crawling, creep

1. Move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
   "The crocodile was creeping along the riverbed";
   - crawl
    
2. Move stealthily or furtively
   "..stead of creeping around spying on the neighbour's house";
   - sneak, mouse, pussyfoot [informal]
    
3. Grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
   "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"
    
4. Occur or develop gradually
   "A sense of unease crept over him as he entered the dark room"

Derived forms: creepings

Type of: diffuse, fan out, go, locomote, locomotion, move, spread, spread out, travel, walk

Encyclopedia: Creeping