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CREEP UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Advance stealthily or unnoticed

Example:

Age creeps up on you

Synonyms:

creep up; sneak up

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "creep up" is one way to...):

advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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