Creeping (Noun)
Meaning
A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The injured child managed a creeping motion to reach her mother's arms for comfort.
- As the marathon runners neared the finish line, many resorted to a creeping pace due to exhaustion.
- The tourists were warned to be cautious while hiking the rocky terrain to avoid resorting to a creeping gait.
- After a few too many drinks, he had to adopt a creeping movement to make his way to the couch.
- The creeping speed of the city's rush-hour traffic made it impossible to get to work on time.