creeps

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creeps

/kɹiːps/

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noun

plural plural of creep

noun the creeps

colloquial, plural, plural only A sensation that objects are crawling on one's skin.
colloquial, figuratively, plural, plural only A feeling or sensation of fear or horror. I get the creeps walking down that street, even in broad daylight.
Similar: dithers, heebie-jeebies, weirds, willies, collywobbles, wiggins, fear

verb

colloquial, indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of creep

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: crawl, crawling, grovel, pussyfoot, cower, cringe, sneak, steal, schmuck, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook, fawn, mouse, grow over

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@misc{creeps_2026,
  title = {creeps},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/creeps},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}