creep up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner une approche lente et furtive de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose, ou le fait qu'une chose (comme un sentiment ou une échéance) devienne progressivement perceptible ou arrive.

A phrasal verb used to indicate approaching someone or something slowly and stealthily, or for something (like a feeling or deadline) to gradually become noticeable or arrive.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Approach stealthilyinformal

   To move closer to someone or something slowly and quietly, often to avoid being noticed.

   S'approcher furtivement

   • The cat crept up on the bird.
   • He crept up behind her and surprised her.
   • The thief crept up to the window.

   Synonymesprowlskulksneak up

2. Increase graduallyinformal

   To increase or develop slowly and often unnoticed.

   augmenter progressivement

   • Inflation has been creeping up over the last few months.
   • The cost of living keeps creeping up.
   • A feeling of dread crept up on him as he read the news.

   Synonymesclimbedge upescalategrowmountsneak up

Verbe de basecreep