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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hau
"猫が静かに這い寄ってきた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed.
"The cat managed to creep up on the unsuspecting bird."
- 1
An annoying or unpleasant person, especially one who makes you feel uncomfortable.
"He acted so strangely at the party that everyone thought he was a total creep."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'crēopan', meaning to crawl or creep, of Germanic origin. It shares roots with Old Norse 'krjúpa' and Middle High German 'kriufen', retaining its core physical sense of moving slowly and stealthily while developing metaphorical extensions over centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Creep" is said worldwide
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ramper
Transliteration: rampe
"Le chat a commencé à ramper vers sa proie."
schleichen
Transliteration: schleichen
"Die Katze versuchte sich anzuschleichen."
strisciare
Transliteration: strisciare
"Il gatto ha iniziato a strisciare silenziosamente."
arrastrarse
Transliteration: arrastrarse
"El gato empezó a arrastrarse sigilosamente."
rastejar
Transliteration: rastejar
"O gato começou a rastejar silenciosamente."
रेंगना
Transliteration: rengna
"बिल्ली चुपचाप आगे रेंगने लगी।"
爬行
Transliteration: páxíng
"猫悄悄地向前爬行。"
기어가다
Transliteration: gieogada
"고양이가 조용히 기어가기 시작했습니다."
這う
Transliteration: hau
"猫が静かに這い寄ってきた。"
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