Phrase Hound found 48 phrases and 6 compound words that contain creeping. The most common are listed below. Open creeping in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 48
- creeping buttercupA perennial flowering plant, Ranunculus repens.
- creeping crudAny of various diseases.
- creeping gromwellGlandora prostrata.
- creeping zinniaAny of the flowering plants of the genus Sanvitalia.
- creeping bentA bentgrass of species Agrostis stolonifera, native to Eurasia and North Africa, naturalized in North America, widely used on golf courses.
- creeping Charliemoneywort, Lysimachia nummularia
- creeping diseaseskin infection by Spirurida larvae
- creeping eruptionA skin disease caused by the movement of certain species of ancylostomatids under the skin.
- creeping figA creeping vine that grows on vertical surfaces such as walls, Ficus pumila
- creeping JennyA yellow-flowered crawling plant (Lysimachia nummularia, Myrsinaceae) native to Europe, widely planted, also known as moneywort.
- creeping JesusA person who puts on a pretense of piety.
- creeping sageSalvia sonomensis, a species of sage with blue to purple flowers.
- creeping thistleCanada thistle (Cirsium arvense).
- creeping thymeA species of thyme native to Europe and northern Africa, Thymus praecox, grown as a fragrant groundcover due to its tendency to branch and grow horizontally.
- creeping willowAny of species Salix repens of small, shrubby willows found among sand dunes and heathlands.
- creeping freeholdThe freehold of property, such as a basement or cellar, that is located underneath a different freehold; the converse of flying freehold.
- creeping determinismtendency to perceive past events as more predictable than they actually were at the time
- creeping normalityThe process where a major change that would be considered objectionable if it happened in a single step is gradually reached by a series of less noticeable smaller changes.
- creeping sedgeSynonym of string sedge (Carex chordorrhiza)
- creeping water bugAny insect in the family Naucoridae, aquatic predatory true bugs that look like toe biters
- creeping phloxA plant of species Phlox stolonifera, Cherokee phlox.
- creeping speedwellone of several plants of genus Veronica, including:
- creeping foxgloveSynonym of Chinese violet: An herb of species Asystasia gangetica, native to tropical Africa and Asia and invasive in the American tropics.
- creeping barberryA low-growing shrub with prickly leaves, native to western North America, Berberis repens (syn. Mahonia repens).
- creeping bentgrassA Eurasian and north African grass of moist environments, now found worldwide (Agrostis stolonifera).
Compound words 6
- creepinglyBy creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
- noncreepingNot creeping.
- outcreepingpresent participle of outcreep: To creep or crawl out.
- overcreepingpresent participle and gerund of overcreep
- powercreepingpresent participle and gerund of powercreep
- undercreepingpresent participle and gerund of undercreep