Creep

"Creep" in Finnish

hyypiö

(pejorative: frightening or disconcerting person)

karmio

(informal: annoyingly unpleasant person)

kyylä

(pejorative: frightening or disconcerting person)

liikahdus

(slight displacement)

matelu

(movement of something that creeps)

nilkki

(informal: annoyingly unpleasant person)

ryömintä

(movement of something that creeps)

ryömintä

(small gradual change in a measure)

viruminen

(gradual deformation of material under stress)

aiheuttaa väristyksiä

(to have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin)

hiipiä

(to move slowly and quietly in a particular direction)

hiipiä

(to change or deviate gradually)

hiipiä

(to move in a stealthy or secret manner)

hivuttautua

(to change or deviate gradually)

hivuttautua

(to move in a stealthy or secret manner)

kasvaa maata pitkin

(to grow across a surface rather than upwards)

naarata

(to drag in deep water with creepers)

nöyristellä

(to move or behave with servility)

ryömiä

(to move or behave with servility)

vetäytyä

(to slip, or to become slightly displaced)

värisyttää

(to have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.