Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

becreep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-creep
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To creep up on; stalk

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"But they, seeing that there was not sufficient cover for them to “becreep” the rhinoceros with safety, allowed Robert to go on alone."
"“Two o'clock am a troop of buffaloes came to drink at our pool and one of my boys, whose leg had been broken last year by an elephant, becrept them and shot one which turned out to be in good condition. […]""
"Or malachite in green coprolitic stools like small stone turds becrept a brassy green."
""Ja, baas," he said; "I shall becreep them. […]""

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans bekruip, or alternatively from Dutch bekruipen, both from Middle Dutch becrûpen, equivalent to be- + creep.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be
Root: bekruip, bekruipen, becrûpen

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

becreeps (present, singular) becreeping (participle, present) becrept (participle, past) becrept (past)

Rhymes With

as you sow, so shall you reap sundeep queap

Questions

What does becreep mean?: To creep up on; stalk
Where does becreep come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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