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creep vs creeping

creeping vs creep

creep and creeping both are nouns.

creep is a verb but creeping is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
creep Yes No Yes No
creeping Yes No No No
As nouns, creep and creeping are synonyms defined as:
  • creep and creeping: a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
Other synonyms of creep include crawl, crawling.
creep (noun) creeping (noun)
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
creep (verb) creeping (verb)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
to go stealthily or furtively
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
show submission or fear
Difference between creep and creeping

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