"increep" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: increeps [present, singular, third-person], increeping [participle, present], incrept [participle, past], incrept [past]
Etymology: in- + creep Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|creep}} in- + creep Head templates: {{en-verb|increeps|increeping|incrept}} increep (third-person singular simple present increeps, present participle increeping, simple past and past participle incrept)
  1. (intransitive, poetic) To creep in; to make a furtive entrance. Tags: intransitive, poetic
    Sense id: en-increep-en-verb-Y~nDmcYT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for increep meaning in English (1.8kB)

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