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creeping

creeping

Meaning of creeping

moving slowly and quietly

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British English/ˈkriːpɪŋ/
American English/ˈkripɪŋ/
Russian transcription[krɐˈduɕːɪjsə]
creeping
creeping - крадущийся
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creeping with Russian translation

creeping usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы услышали крадущиеся шаги за дверью.

We heard creeping footsteps outside the door.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Крадущаяся тень скользнула по стене.

A creeping shadow moved across the wall.

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creepingкрадущийся
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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creeping translation: крадущийся. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce creeping

/ˈkriːpɪŋ/

creeping translation

крадущийся

creeping examples

We heard creeping footsteps outside the door.

creeping transcription

/ˈkriːpɪŋ/, /ˈkripɪŋ/

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creeping meaning: what does it mean?

moving slowly and quietly

creeping pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

creeping is pronounced as /ˈkriːpɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

creeping definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We heard creeping footsteps outside the door. Translation: Мы услышали крадущиеся шаги за дверью.

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