schleichen — 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.
• shamble noun One of a series of stepped platforms used to raise ore by tipping it upward from level to level.
• sidle verb To move sideways, often in a shy, cautious, or sneaky way.
• slink verb To move quietly and furtively, often out of guilt, embarrassment, or a wish not to be noticed.
• 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

schleichen is used for these senses in English:

• pussyfoot (intransitive) To move silently, stealthily, or furtively.
• shamble To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
• sidle (ambitransitive, also, figuratively) In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.
• slink (intransitive) To sneak about furtively.
• 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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