creeping

creep·ing

 (krē′pĭng)

adj.

1. Developing gradually over a period of time: "a creeping sense of cultural dread" (Andrew Sullivan).

2. Botany Having stems that creep along the ground and root at intervals.

creeping

(ˈkriːpɪŋ)

adj

1. (Botany) (of a plant) having a stem that grows horizontally along the ground and throws out roots at intervals

2. censorious (of a process or change) happening slowly and stealthily, without being noticed

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

creeping - 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" crawling, crawl, creep locomotion, travel - self-propelled movement

Translations

creeping

[ˈkriːpɪŋ]

A. ADJ (Med etc) → progresivo; [barrage] → móvil

B. CPD creeping inflation N → inflación f progresiva

creeping

[ˈkriːpɪŋ] adj (plant) → rampicante
creeping paralysis → paralisi f progressiva