creeping
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Sense: In the act of creeping
Synonyms:
crawling, worming, squirming, writhing, wriggling, slithering, groveling, grovelling , crouching, cowering, quailing, slinking, skulking, inching, dragging, lagging, shambling, limping, faltering, shuffling, hobbling, staggering Collocations, sneaking, moving slowly, barely moving, going at a snail's pace, poking, on all fours, sliding Collocations
Antonyms:
surging, barreling, flying Collocations, skyrocketing, brisk Collocations, fast Collocations, rapid, quick Collocations, racing, speeding
Sense: Given to creeping
Synonyms:
reptant, reptilian, vermicular, serpentine, prostrate, clinging, dwarf Collocations, spreading, trailing Collocations, procumbent, stoloniferous, growing along the ground, horizontal, recumbent, vinelike, climbing Collocations, creepy-crawly
Antonyms:
creep
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Sense: Verb: move stealthily
Synonyms:
crawl Collocations, slither, writhe, worm along, sneak Collocations, steal Collocations, slink, edge Collocations, wriggle, wiggle Collocations, slide Collocations, glide Collocations, scuttle, shuffle Collocations, move stealthily, skulk, sidle, prowl, lurk, steal along, tiptoe, inch along, shuffle along, squirm Collocations
Sense: Noun: annoying person
Synonyms:
jerk Collocations , bastard Collocations , shit Collocations , shithead , heel Collocations, dick Collocations , scumbag , slimeball , sleaze , sleazebag , sleazeball , scuzzball , sod Collocations