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creep

/kɹiːp/
verb
  1. To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

    Similar: crawl

  2. Of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.

  3. To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.

Synonymscrawl

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