Collocations for "creeps"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "creeps" in context.
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creep
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- creep into [the room, her house, the back]
- creep out of [the room]
- the [cold, smell] is creeping in
- the [cold] is starting to creep in
- crept out again
- creeping out of the [woodwork, floor, walls]
- creep in through the [back door, window]
- [old age, retirement, death] is creeping up on me
- crept up behind her
- traffic is creeping along
- creeping [slowly, stealthily] towards
- the past comes creeping back
- doubts come creeping back
- creep around (like a thief)
- the [spider, bug, cat] crept [across, over, up]
- [fear, a feeling of dread] crept over him
- a [smile, look of horror] crept over his face
- informal: a [nasty, little, dirty] creep
- informal: a [pinball, zombie, vampire] creep
- informal: He [gives, is giving] me the creeps.
- informal: That [guy, boy, teacher] is such a creep!
- informal: Don't be such a creep!
- informal: Get away from me, creep!
- informal: That creep has been [following, stalking] me all day!
- informal: is [called, considered] a creep
- informal: They think he's a creep.
- informal: find all [kinds, sorts] of creeps [on, around]
- informal: lots of creeps on the [trains, subway]
- the [slow, gradual, insidious] creep in costs
- a result of [rock, soil] creep
- UK: creeps [in, hidden] in the walls
- farming: creep [areas, grazing]
'creeps' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):