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crept

[ krept ]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of creep.


crept

/ ɛ /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of creep
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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For a brief, shining moment Wednesday, it looked as though some semblance of sanity had crept into Donald Trump’s trade war.

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As David Brooks' shot crept over the line, an ecstatic Bellamy leapt in the air and roared with delight.

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At one point the flames crept within a mile of the jails before fire crews beat them back.

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“I think it’s one of those things where they’ve helped him a lot, but it’s crept back up again.”

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But a depression crept in unexpectedly in the months after that.

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