Definition of creeping Creeping

/kɹiˈpɪŋ/ - [kreeping] - creep•ing

We found 7 definitions of creeping from 5 different sources.

What does creeping mean?

Noun
creeping - a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
		crawl, crawling, creep
		locomotion, travel self-propelled movement

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creeping (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Creep
creeping (a.)
Crawling, or moving close to the ground.
creeping (a.)
Growing along, and clinging to, the ground, or to a wall, etc., by means of rootlets or tendrils.

creeping
A phenomenon of capillarity, often annoying in battery jars. The solution, by capillarity, rises a little distance up the sides, evaporates, and as it dries more creeps up through it, and to a point a little above it. This action is repeated until a layer of the salts may form over the top of the vessel. To avoid it, paraffine is often applied to the edges of the cup, or a layer of oil, often linseed oil, is poured on the battery solution,