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How to pronounce “creep”

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Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of creep with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Eating Lab: The Science of Weight Lossthat it can creep upward, does this slowly over time,
Definition summary: (intransitive) To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

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How to pronounce creep

Eating Lab: The Science of Weight Loss

that it can creep upward, does this slowly over time,

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Meaning

[Verb]
(intransitive) To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
(intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards.
(intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
(intransitive) To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.
To slip, or to become slightly displaced.
To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.
To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl.
To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable.
(intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.
[Noun]
The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails).
A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.
A slight displacement of an object; the slight movement of something.
(uncountable) The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.
(publishing) In sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.
(materials science) An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.
(geology) The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.
(informal, derogatory) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.
(informal, derogatory, especially) A person who engages in sexually inappropriate behaviour or sexual harassment. [21st century]
(agriculture) A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.

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How to pronounce “creep”

Pronunciation guide for creep

How to pronounce creep

Example Sentences

that it can creep upward, does this slowly over time,

like it. And it started to creep in to

he was critical of mission creep?

Radiohead had a song, "And I'm a creep. I'm a weirdo."

or errors or anything that might creep in,

but overall, we know that this creeps into coverage,

They sort of creep towards it and then jump.

hits, like "Creep," and "All About That Bass,"

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