creeping creeping /ˈkriːpɪŋ/

noun

1. A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body  ( crawl , crawling , creep , creeping )
   a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
    A crawl was all that the injured man could manage
   a crawl was all that the injured man could manage
    The traffic moved at a creep
   the traffic moved at a creep