kreep

/kriːp/
noun
  1. A person who is strange, unpleasant, or causes a feeling of unease.
    • That guy at the party was a total kreep, staring at everyone without saying a word.
    • The movie villain was a real kreep, with his slow smile and creepy laugh.
    • She told her friends to stay away from the kreep who kept following them home.
verb
  1. To move slowly, quietly, and carefully, often to avoid being noticed.
    • The cat kreeped across the floor, trying to catch the mouse.
    • We kreeped through the dark hallway so we wouldn't wake anyone up.
    • He kreeped up behind his sister and shouted 'Boo!'
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