hiipiä — meaning in English

English meaning

• creep verb To move slowly, quietly, or close to the ground.
• pussyfoot verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
• slink verb To move quietly and furtively, often out of guilt, embarrassment, or a wish not to be noticed.
• slope noun A stretch of ground that rises or falls at an angle; or the steepness of any such surface or line.
• sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
• steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.

Senses

hiipiä is used for these senses in English:

• creep (intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
• creep To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.
• pussyfoot (intransitive) To move silently, stealthily, or furtively.
• slink (intransitive) To sneak about furtively.
• slope (transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
• sneak (intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
• steal (intransitive) To move silently or secretly.

creep — full definition

1. verb To move slowly, quietly, or close to the ground.
2. verb To change or increase very gradually, often in an unwelcome way.
3. noun An unpleasant or unsettling person, especially one who behaves in a sexually inappropriate way.

pussyfoot — full definition

1. verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
2. verb To behave in a nervous or overly careful way.
3. verb To avoid saying something directly by using vague or indirect words.

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