Meanings
verbundercreep (third-person singular simple present undercreeps, present participle undercreeping, simple past undercrept or undercrope, past participle undercrept or undercrope or undercropen)
present singular third person undercreeps · participle present undercreeping · past undercrept · past undercrope · participle past undercrept · participle past undercrope · participle past undercropen
- intransitiveobsoleteTo creep secretly or imperceptibly.
Origin
- Middle Englishundercrepen
- Englishundercreep
From Middle English undercrepen, equivalent to under- + creep.
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undercreep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercreep
MLA
“undercreep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercreep. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undercreep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercreep.
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