See creep up on on Wiktionary
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"To sneakily arrive near someone in a position to startle them; to startle someone by creeping up behind them."
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"(transitive) To sneakily arrive near someone in a position to startle them; to startle someone by creeping up behind them."
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"(transitive) To sneakily arrive near someone in a position to startle them; to startle someone by creeping up behind them."
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