creep, v.
(creeping, creeps, crept)
freq. cnt. 17
(creeping, creeps, crept)
freq. cnt. 17
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 43 freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 11
crawl creep
sample sentences
"The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s PP
The streets %s with crowds
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s PP
The crowds %s in the streets
The streets %s with crowds
to go stealthily or furtively
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2
creep mouse pussyfoot sneak
sample sentences
"..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"verb frames
Somebody ----s PPThe children %s to the playground
verb frames
Somebody ----s PPThe children %s to the playground
verb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PPThe children %s to the playground
semantic pointers
hypernym
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
creep
sample sentences
"ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
show submission or fear
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
cower crawl creep cringe fawn grovel
verb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym