Definitions for creeping
creep·ing

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. crawl, crawling, creep, creeping(noun)

   a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

   "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Creeping

   of Creep

2. Creeping(adj)

   crawling, or moving close to the ground

3. Creeping(adj)

   growing along, and clinging to, the ground, or to a wall, etc., by means of rootlets or tendrils

The Standard Electrical Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Creeping

   A phenomenon of capillarity, often annoying in battery jars. The solution, by capillarity, rises a little distance up the sides, evaporates, and as it dries more creeps up through it, and to a point a little above it. This action is repeated until a layer of the salts may form over the top of the vessel. To avoid it, paraffine is often applied to the edges of the cup, or a layer of oil, often linseed oil, is poured on the battery solution,

How to pronounce creeping?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of creeping in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of creeping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of creeping in a Sentence

1. Chairman Crispin Maunder:

   The oil price is creeping up gently, we see it coming back and we have heavy helicopters on order from 2017 onwards.

2. Svenja Gudell:

   Interest rates have been creeping up, but they’re still extremely low.

3. Extinction Rebellion:

   Despite our government's denial, this is a national disaster creeping ever closer to the capital.

4. Yves Guillemot:

   We don't want them sitting on the board, because they're implementing a creeping control strategy to take over the company.

5. Eric Hoffer:

   It is a sign of a creeping inner death when we no longer can praise the living.

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