kruipen

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to crawl
  2. (intransitive) to creep

Concepts

crawl

creep

grovel

cringe

crawling

trail

worm

climb

prowl

pussyfoot

slither

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
krui‧pen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkrœy̯pə(n)/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch crupen, from Old Dutch *crūpan, from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną.

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