creeping sensation

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• Creeping — Creep Creep (kr[=e]p), v. t. [imp. {Crept} (kr[e^]pt) ({Crope} (kr[=o]p), Obs.); p. p. {Crept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Creeping}.] [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. cre[ o]pan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. {Cripple} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• creeping chill — a chilly sensation, without any definite tremor or chattering of the teeth …   Medical dictionary

• itch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. itching, tickling, prickly sensation; mange, manginess; ca coëthes, cacoëthes scribendi (writer s itch); the itch, scabies, psora; itchiness; burning, tingling; desire, craving, hankering. v. i.… …   English dictionary for students

• horripilation — n. (Med.) Shuddering, creeping, creeping shiver, creeping sensation, feeling of hair on end …   New dictionary of synonyms

• creepy — creep•y [[t]ˈkri pi[/t]] adj. creep•i•er, creep•i•est 1) causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear: a creepy story[/ex] 2) characterized by creeping: a creepy insect[/ex] 3) sts Slang. (of a person) obnoxious; weird •… …   From formal English to slang

• crispation — 1. A “creepy” sensation due to slight, fibrillary muscular contractions. 2. Retraction of a divided artery or of muscular fibers or other tissues when cut across. [L. crispo, pp. atus, to curl] * * * cris·pa·tion (kris paґshən) [L. crispare… …   Medical dictionary

• Dunewood, New York — Dunewood is a small beach community in the western end of Fire Island, New York State. With about 100 homes originally all built on an identical floor plan,[1] some old time residents would frequently refer to Dunewood as Levittown on the bay.… …   Wikipedia

• creepy — creepily, adv. creepiness, n. /kree pee/, adj., creepier, creepiest. 1. having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear: a creepy ghost story. 2. that creeps: a creepy insect. 3. Slang. of, pertaining to, or… …   Universalium

• creepy — /ˈkripi / (say kreepee) adjective (creepier, creepiest) 1. that creeps, as an insect. 2. having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror: a creepy silence. 3. Colloquial (of a person) unpleasant, obnoxious or insignificant.… …  

• creepy-crawly — /kripi ˈkrɔli/ (say kreepee krawlee) Colloquial –noun 1. an insect. –adjective 2. having or causing a creeping sensation …  

• Paresthesia — An abnormal sensation of the skin, such as numbness, tingling, pricking, burning, or creeping on the skin that has no objective cause. Paresthesia is the usual American spelling and paraesthesia the preferred English spelling. Pronounced… …   Medical dictionary