creeps

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/kɹiːps/

noun

A sensation that objects are crawling on one's skin.

“I get the creeps walking down that street, even in broad daylight.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of creep
nounthe creeps pl (plural only)
  1. colloquialpluralplural onlyA sensation that objects are crawling on one's skin.
  2. colloquialfigurativelypluralplural onlyA feeling or sensation of fear or horror.

    I get the creeps walking down that street, even in broad daylight.

    1 more example

    "I wish it was well over," admitted Hollyer. "I'm not particularly jumpy, but this gives me a touch of the creeps."

    1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados

    Synonyms: dithers, heebie-jeebies, weirds, willies, collywobbles, wiggins, fear

verb
  1. colloquialindicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of creep

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA feeling or sensation of fear or horror.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with creeps

keepsheapsPepys
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Anagrams

respecpreces
Cite this entry
APA

creeps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creeps

MLA

“creeps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creeps. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creeps,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creeps.

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