Meaning of creep up | Babel Free

Definitions

To advance or increase with stealth, unnoticed (literally or figuratively).

intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“The lioness has to creep up behind her prey so as not to be noticed.”

“Then I was forced to rest; and, sitting down on the ground, saw that the glimmering streak of light had faded, and that the awful blackness of the previous night was creeping up again.”

“Her exploration of emotion, too, is slightly muted. You have to stop and consult yourself. Pain — or joy or passion — creep up afterwards. These poems never hit you over the head.”

“These days cramped classrooms are all too common, with class sizes creeping up.”

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