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creep out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
creep- out
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (someone) uncomfortable or afraid; to give (someone) the creeps.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From creep + out (adverb). The past tense creeped out (instead of crept out) was possibly influenced by freaked out.

Usage

Inflected Forms

creeps out (present, singular) creeping out (participle, present) creeped out (participle, past) creeped out (past) crept out (nonstandard, participle) crept out (nonstandard, past)

Frequently Paired Words

creeper creepy

Questions

What does creep out mean?
To make (someone) uncomfortable or afraid; to give (someone) the creeps.
Where does creep out come from?
From creep + out (adverb). The past tense creeped out (instead of crept out) was possibly influenced by freaked out.

How to pronounce creep out

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