The tendency of a solid material to move slowly or deform permanently.
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Examples for "creep "
Examples for "creep "
1 But many others believe that involvement will continue to quietly creep up.
2 The coral seems reasonably healthy, thus far weathering-orperhaps inured to - temperature creep .
3 When this happens you get what we call ' creep ' with knock-on effects.
4 That's a whole other problem, which is often fuelled by lifestyle creep .
5 The Christian religion did not creep into the world in the dark.
1 Rue felt a wave of cold flow over her; it carried with it a surreal calm.
2 The " cold flow " Guinness is intended to attract younger consumers whose first drink is usually lager.
3 Inside the shower stall, I dropped the towel and stood under the cold flow for a good ten minutes.
4 I let the cold flow over me and allowed my nose to become accustomed to the lack of scent.
5 A blade of ice pierced my chest, cold flowing in like poison.
6 The increasing cold flowed around them with painful contrast.
7 She sat motionless, wave after wave of cold flowing in through her limbs to her heart.
8 The hall was dark, and cold flowed toward her, making her wish she had put on her bathrobe.
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This collocation consists of: Translations for cold flow