creeps

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹiːps/
• Rhymes: -iːps

Noun

creeps

1. plural of creep

Noun

creeps pl (plural only)

1. (preceded by definite article) A sensation that things are crawling on one's skin.
2. (preceded by definite article) A feeling of fear or horror.

   I get the creeps walking down that street, even in broad daylight.

   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

     As for Leo, he did not altogether like it either, but ran his fingers through his yellow curls, and remarked that it gave him the creeps.

Synonyms

• (anxiety): dithers, heebie-jeebies, willies, collywobbles, wiggins
• (anxiety): see Thesaurus:fear

Derived terms

• give someone the creeps

Verb

creeps

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of creep

Anagrams

• crepes, crêpes, preces, respec, respec'