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CREPT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CREPT?

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Associations of "Crept" (30 Words)

Associations of "Crept" (30 Words)

apology	An expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone. We were shown into an apology* for a bedroom.*
boggle	(of a person) hesitate to do or accept. You never boggle* at plain speaking.*
cower	Crouch down in fear. Children cowered in terror as the shoot out erupted.
crawl	Swim by doing the crawl. The tiny spider was crawling up Nicky s arm.
cringe	Show submission or fear. I cringed at the fellow s stupidity.
crouch	A crouching stance or posture. He dropped into a defensive crouch.
duck	A female duck. A tangy stew of duck* lamb and sausage.*
flinch	An act of flinching. She flinched at the acidity in his voice.
furtive	Secret and sly or sordid. He stole a furtive* glance at her.*
grovel	Show submission or fear. They criticized leaders who grovelled to foreign patrons.
huddle	A disorganized and densely packed crowd. He controls the huddle* and the team better than anybody else.*
insidious	Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects. Sexual harassment is a serious and insidious* problem.*
lurk	Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner. Danger lurks beneath the surface.
posture	Assume a posture as for artistic purposes. He took ballet lessons to improve his posture.
purloin	Steal (something. He must have managed to purloin* a copy of the key.*
rebound	The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot. The Share Index rebounded to show a twenty point gain.
recoil	The action of recoiling. He recoiled in horror.
say	The chance to speak. Let s say* you had a lot of money what would you do.*
secretly	Not openly; inwardly. Met secretly* to discuss the invasion plans.*
shrink	Reduce in size; reduce physically. I don t shrink* from my responsibilities.*
silently	Without speaking. He silently* cursed himself for his actions.*
sit	Adopt or be in a position in which one s weight is supported by one s buttocks rather than one s feet and one s back is upright. The Senate has 100 members who sit* for 6 years.*
sneak	Someone who prowls or sneaks about usually with unlawful intentions. Sneak a look.
snitch	Give away information about somebody. He snitched the umbrella for when he went fishing.
squat	In gymnastics an exercise involving a squatting movement or action. In some cultures the women give birth while squatting.
stealthily	In a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard. I woke up and stealthily* crept downstairs.*
stealthy	Behaving or done in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard. Stealthy footsteps.
step	A doorstep. He stepped out of retirement to answer an SOS call from his old club.
surreptitious	Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. A surreptitious* glance at his watch.*
wince	Draw back, as with fear or pain. She winced when she heard his pompous speech.