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undercreep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-creep
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To creep secretly or imperceptibly.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English undercrepen, equivalent to under- + creep.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

undercreeps (present, singular) undercreeping (participle, present) undercrept (past) undercrope (past) undercrept (participle, past) undercrope (participle, past) undercropen (participle, past)

Questions

What does undercreep mean?
To creep secretly or imperceptibly.
Where does undercreep come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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