creep
verb (used without object)
to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees.
have crept
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present perfectof creep.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Yet inflation rates have crept higher amid Middle East tensions and higher energy costs, including record-high prices for diesel fuel.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Investor appetite for memecoins has clearly not recovered, even as bitcoin prices have crept higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Deaths from the June 24 disaster have crept past 3,500, but for families like Alvarado's there is still the race to find the tens of thousands reported missing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
"Because that's the work of democracy: being neighbourly, taking care of public spaces. How do we love enjoying each other, shaking out of the isolation and division that have crept too deeply into our lives."
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
A few men had been keeping watch, but in the dark of night, with the wind rippling through the long grass, the lion could easily have crept close without being seen.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
