Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giving someone the creeps

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
giv-ing -some-one the creeps
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of give someone the creeps

Questions

What does giving someone the creeps mean?
present participle and gerund of give someone the creeps

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