Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

creeps

/kɹiːps/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: creeps
IPA: /kɹiːps/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of creep

noun

A sensation that objects are crawling on one's skin.

Colloquial

noun

A feeling or sensation of fear or horror.

Colloquial

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of creep

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"I get the creeps walking down that street, even in broad daylight."
""I wish it was well over," admitted Hollyer. "I'm not particularly jumpy, but this gives me a touch of the creeps.""

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

the creeps (canonical, plural)

Phrases

give someone the creeps

Synonyms

dithers heebie-jeebies weirds willies collywobbles wiggins fear

Rhymes With

keeps sleeps leaps sweeps heaps peeps jeeps weeps beeps seeps reaps sheeps

Questions

How do you pronounce creeps?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹiːps/.
What does creeps mean?: plural of creep

How to pronounce creeps

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