creeping

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɹiːpɪŋ/ Rhymes: -iːpɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English crepynge, crepinde, crepende, crepande, from Old English crēopende, from Proto-Germanic *kreupandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to creep, crawl”), equivalent to creep +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== creeping present participle and gerund of creep === Etymology 2 === From Middle English creping, crepynge, from Old English crēopung, equivalent to creep +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== creeping (plural creepings) The act of something that creeps. === Related terms ===