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Creep (Verb)

To go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

She tried not to creep into the kitchen so as not to wake her parents with the morning noise.
Don't creep around during the meeting, just walk confidently to your seat.
The little brother would creep into his sister's room at night to play with her toys.
He got caught for trying to creep past the security guards undetected.
I didn't want to creep into the living room to watch TV and startle anyone.

Show submission or fear.

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

As the lion approached, the hyena began to creep further away in submission.
The defeated warrior forced himself to creep before the king and beg for mercy.
He chose not to confront the monster, and instead started to creep quietly out of the cave.
The little boy tried to stand his ground, but his eyes couldn't help but creep down in fear of the strict teacher.
Hoping not to be seen, she started to creep silently behind the trees, avoiding the enemy patrol.

Grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The child had to creep through the tunnels in the playground to reach the slide.
As she heard the creaks in the night, she tried to creep quietly down the stairs.
Due to severe arthritis, the elderly woman had to creep along the hallway using her walker for support.
The baby slowly began to creep forward across the carpet, strengthening her muscles for her first steps.
The snake started to creep silently through the tall grass in search of its next meal.