creeping
/ˈkriːpɪŋ/
adjective
- Moving slowly, quietly, and carefully, often to avoid being noticed.
- The creeping fog covered the entire valley by morning.
- We heard a creeping sound outside the tent at night.
- The creeping cat stalked the mouse across the kitchen floor.
- Happening or developing gradually and often in a way that is hard to notice.
- A creeping feeling of loneliness settled over him as he walked home.
- The creeping inflation has made everyday goods more expensive.
- There is a creeping sense of worry about the company's future.
noun
- The act of moving slowly and quietly, especially to avoid detection.
- The creeping of the soldiers through the forest took hours.
- His creeping down the hallway woke no one.
- The cat's creeping toward the bird was silent and patient.