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creeps en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, plural, plural-only) A sensation that objects are crawling on one's skin.
  2. (form-of, plural) plural of creep
    form of creep
  3. (colloquial, figuratively, plural, plural-only) A feeling or sensation of fear or horror.
    • I get the creeps walking down that street, even in broad daylight.
    • "I wish it was well over," admitted Hollyer. "I'm not particularly jumpy, but this gives me a touch of the creeps." 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:

Forms

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the creeps Number=Plur canonical lexicographic

Deriveds

give someone the creeps

Synonyms

willies (anxiety) · dithers (anxiety) · fear (anxiety) · weirds (anxiety) · wiggins (anxiety) · collywobbles (anxiety) · heebie-jeebies (anxiety)

creeps en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of creep
    form of creep