creeps

• IPA^(key): /kɹiːps/

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• Rhymes: -iːps

creeps

1. plural of creep

the creeps pl (plural only)

1. (figurative) A sensation that objects are crawling on one's skin.
2. (figurative) A feeling or sensation of fear or horror.

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

   • 2019 August 9, Dylan Miettinen, “Is that love in the air? Thousands of tarantulas to descend on southeast Colorado in search of mates”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Padilla added that while the tarantulas may give some the creeps, they munch on things that humans often consider pests, including cockroaches, beetles and other insects.

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

• give someone the creeps

creeps

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of creep

• crepes, crêpes, preces, respec, respec'