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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːpi/
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• General-American: krīʹpī
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• General-American: /ˈkɹipi/
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• rhymes with -iːpi
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• CMU ARPABET: K R IY1 P IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbh-der. Proto-Germanic *kreupaną Proto-West Germanic *kreupan Old English crēopan Middle English crepen English creep Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English creepy From creep + -y.

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: пълзящ (pǎlzjašt) — moving by creeping along
• German: kriechend — moving by creeping along
• Russian: ползучий (polzučij) — moving by creeping along
• Arabic: مفزع — producing a fearful sensation
• Basque: beldurgarria — producing a fearful sensation
• Bulgarian: предизвикващ тръпки (predizvikvašt trǎpki) — producing a fearful sensation
• Catalan: esborronador — producing a fearful sensation
• Catalan: aborronador — producing a fearful sensation
• Chinese Mandarin: 詭異 /诡异 (guǐyì) — producing a fearful sensation
• Chinese Mandarin: 嚇人 /吓人 (xiàrén) — producing a fearful sensation
• Chinese Mandarin: 恐怖 (kǒngbù) — producing a fearful sensation
• Danish: uhyggelig — producing a fearful sensation
• Danish: skræmmende — producing a fearful sensation
• Dutch: griezelig — producing a fearful sensation
• Finnish: karmiva — producing a fearful sensation
• French: angoissant — producing a fearful sensation
• French: flippant — producing a fearful sensation
• German: gruselig — producing a fearful sensation
• German: schaurig — producing a fearful sensation
• German: schauerlich — producing a fearful sensation
• German: unheimlich — producing a fearful sensation
• Hungarian: hátborzongató — producing a fearful sensation
• Hungarian: rémisztő — producing a fearful sensation
• Hungarian: kísérteties — producing a fearful sensation
• Hungarian: félelmetes — producing a fearful sensation
• Icelandic: hrollvekjandi — producing a fearful sensation
• Irish: fuarú — producing a fearful sensation
• Irish: aisteach — producing a fearful sensation
• Italian: angosciante — producing a fearful sensation
• Italian: inquietante — producing a fearful sensation
• Japanese: 気持ち悪い (kimochiwarui) — producing a fearful sensation
• Japanese: 気味悪い (kimiwarui) — producing a fearful sensation
• Khmer: គួរឱ្យខ្លាច (kuor aoy khlach) — producing a fearful sensation
• Khmer: គួរឱ្យភ័យខ្លាច (kuor aoy phyokhlach) — producing a fearful sensation
• Macedonian: мо́рничав (mórničav) — producing a fearful sensation
• Macedonian: ко́шмарен (kóšmaren) — producing a fearful sensation
• Macedonian: стра́шен (strášen) — producing a fearful sensation
• Portuguese: horripilante — producing a fearful sensation
• Russian: жу́ткий (žútkij) — producing a fearful sensation
• Russian: броса́ющий в дрожь (brosájuščij v drožʹ) — producing a fearful sensation
• Russian: вызыва́ющий мура́шки (vyzyvájuščij muráški) — producing a fearful sensation
• Russian: противный (protivnyj) — producing a fearful sensation
• Russian: гадкий (gadkij) — producing a fearful sensation
• Russian: гадливый (gadlivyj) — producing a fearful sensation
• Russian: отталкивающий (ottalkivajuščij) — producing a fearful sensation
• Russian: страхолюдный (straxoljudnyj) — producing a fearful sensation
• Russian: отпугивающий (otpugivajuščij) — producing a fearful sensation
• Russian: кошмарный (košmarnyj) — producing a fearful sensation
• Russian: страшенный (strašennyj) — producing a fearful sensation
• Scottish Gaelic: uaigealta — producing a fearful sensation
• Scottish Gaelic: èiginneach — producing a fearful sensation
• Spanish: espeluznante — producing a fearful sensation
• Spanish: escalofriante — producing a fearful sensation
• Spanish: dar miedito — producing a fearful sensation
• Swedish: kuslig — producing a fearful sensation
• Swedish: obehaglig — producing a fearful sensation
• Thai: น่ากลัว (nâa-gluua) — producing a fearful sensation
• Thai: น่าขนลุก (Ǹā k̄hnluk) — producing a fearful sensation
• Turkish: ürpertici — producing a fearful sensation
• Vietnamese: đáng sợ — producing a fearful sensation
• Vietnamese: kinh khủng — producing a fearful sensation
• Vietnamese: khủng khiếp — producing a fearful sensation
• Vietnamese: ghê gớm — producing a fearful sensation
• Bulgarian: зловещ (zlovešt) — feeling an uneasy fearful sensation
• Russian: крипо́вый (kripóvyj) — feeling an uneasy fearful sensation
• Arabic: مخيف — causing discomfort or repulsion
• Chinese Mandarin: 嚇人 /吓人 (xiàrén) — causing discomfort or repulsion
• Chinese Mandarin: 恐怖 (kǒngbù) — causing discomfort or repulsion
• Finnish: kammottava — causing discomfort or repulsion
• French: flippant — causing discomfort or repulsion
• German: abstoßend — causing discomfort or repulsion
• German: widerlich — causing discomfort or repulsion
• German: gruselig — causing discomfort or repulsion
• Russian: крипо́вый (kripóvyj) — causing discomfort or repulsion
• Spanish: inquietante — causing discomfort or repulsion
• Spanish: incomodador — causing discomfort or repulsion
• Spanish: incomodante — causing discomfort or repulsion
• Swedish: kuslig — causing discomfort or repulsion
• Swedish: obehaglig — causing discomfort or repulsion
• Vietnamese: kinh tởm — causing discomfort or repulsion