"crept" in the verb sense

1. crawl, creep

move slowly in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

"The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

2. sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot

to go stealthily or furtively

"..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

3. creep

grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface

"ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"

4. fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

show submission or fear

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