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creep across

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creep across something 
1. Lit. to move across something slowly and carefully; to sneak across something. The soldiers crept slowly across the rope bridge. The cat crept across the floor, stalking the mouse.
2. Fig. [for light, fog, etc.] to move slowly across a place or an area. A heavy fog crept across the coastal areas. The spotlight crept across the stage from one side to the other, as if looking for the performer.
See also: across, creep


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Watching the photographers thronging around the bottle as it was unveiled, I almost thought I saw a Mona Lisa smile creep across its label.
This allows bots and other harmful malware to creep across the partitioned platforms and destroy your data.
flames creep across the roof of the hospital as patients watch outside.
 
 
 
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