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Definition of Creeped
1. creep [v] - See also: creep
Lexicographical Neighbors of Creeped
Literary usage of Creeped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Most of our recent evidence for creeped comes from speech; we have seen little of
... Here are some recent examples: Bumbry may have creeped up —Tony Kubek, ..."
2. The philology of the English tongue by John Earle (1880)
"Horace Walpole, Royal and Noble Authors. creeped. Perhaps some secret animosities,
naturally to be expected in that situation, had creeped in among the ..."
3. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign: A Book of Appreciations by Oliphant (Margaret) (1897)
"... which put out its horns like a little Kerry cow," and it creeped and it creeped !
One incident in their early childhood was the rioting that pervaded ..."
4. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Most of our recent evidence for creeped comes from speech; we have seen little of
... Here are some recent examples: Bumbry may have creeped up —Tony Kubek, ..."
5. The philology of the English tongue by John Earle (1880)
"Horace Walpole, Royal and Noble Authors. creeped. Perhaps some secret animosities,
naturally to be expected in that situation, had creeped in among the ..."
6. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign: A Book of Appreciations by Oliphant (Margaret) (1897)
"... which put out its horns like a little Kerry cow," and it creeped and it creeped !
One incident in their early childhood was the rioting that pervaded ..."
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