"undercreep" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: undercreeps [present, singular, third-person], undercreeping [participle, present], undercrept [past], undercrope [past], undercrept [participle, past], undercropen [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English undercrepen, equivalent to under- + creep. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|undercrepen}} Middle English undercrepen, {{prefix|en|under|creep}} under- + creep Head templates: {{en-verb|undercreeps|undercreeping|undercrept|past2=undercrope|past_ptc2=undercropen}} undercreep (third-person singular simple present undercreeps, present participle undercreeping, simple past undercrept or undercrope, past participle undercrept or undercropen)
  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To creep secretly or imperceptibly. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-undercreep-en-verb-Z1CbR3wH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for undercreep meaning in English (1.6kB)

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