"creep in" meaning in English

See creep in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: creeps in [present, singular, third-person], creeping in [participle, present], crept in [participle, past], crept in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|creep<,,crept> in}} creep in (third-person singular simple present creeps in, present participle creeping in, simple past and past participle crept in)
  1. (intransitive) To begin to affect. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-creep_in-en-verb-iwrKSbyz
  2. (intransitive) To occur despite attempts to prevent it. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-creep_in-en-verb-oVHW2WYp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To occur despite attempts to prevent it."
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