Definitions
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
Word origin
From Middle English crepynge, crepinde, crepende, crepande, from Old English crēopende, from Proto-Germanic *kreupandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to creep, crawl”), equivalent to creep + -ing.
Used in a sentence
“Then, in January, a creeping tsunami of train cancellations, triggered by major staff absences as a result of the aggressive transmissibility of Omicron, heaped further misery on rail users.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Moving slowly”8 letters
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