cropen

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A form of creep — To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

OriginMiddle English cropen ← Old English cropen →
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Meanings

verb
  1. obsoleteparticiplepastpast participle of creep

Origin

  1. Old Englishcropen“crept”
  2. Middle Englishcropen
  3. Englishcropen

From Middle English cropen, from Old English cropen (“crept”), past participle of crēopan (“to creep”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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