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2 Translation results for creeping in Spanish

adjective | verb

creeping adjective

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artero, insidioso; (planta) trepador

Example sentences of
creeping adjective

  • •at this creeping pace of progress we'll never have the float ready for the parade
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creep verb

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crept, has crept, is creeping, creeps
arrastrarse, gatear; moverse lentamente o sigilosamente; trepar (dícese de una planta)

Example sentences of
creep verb

  • •She crept toward the edge of the roof and looked over.
  • •I caught him creeping down the stairs to the kitchen.
  • •She crept into bed next to her sleeping husband.
  • •The hours crept by as we waited for morning.
  • •a train creeping through the town
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  • •The price of gasoline has crept back up to three dollars a gallon.
  • •A few mistakes crept in during the last revision of the paper.
  • •new words creeping into the language
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Synonyms of
creep verb

lurk, skulk, slink, sneak, steal, prowl, crawl, slither, spread

Detailed synonyms for creep verb

1. Creep, crawl, slither significan desplazarse sobre una superficie en una posición agachada o boca abajo.
  • Creep se usa más en relación con cuadrúpedos o seres humanos que se mueven a gatas y proceden con lentitud, sigilo o silencio <she crept up close to the door to listen>.
  • Crawl se aplica a animales que carecen de patas o tienen muchas patas pequeñas, y que parecen desplazarse tirando o jalando el cuerpo sobre una superficie, o bien se aplica a seres humanos que imitan este movimiento <unable to walk, he tried to crawl to the door>.
  • Slither significa moverse deslizándose como una serpiente <a cat slithered under the porch as we approached>.
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2. See: Lurk
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Reverse translation for creeping

artero  - wily, crafty 
insidioso  - insidious 
trepador  (planta)
arrastrarse  - to crawl, to grovel 
gatear  - to crawl, to climb, to clamber (up) 
moverse lentamente o sigilosamente
trepar  (dícese de una planta) - to climb, to creep, to spread (of a plant) 
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