crept out

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crept out

  1. (nonstandard) simple past and past participle of creep out
    Synonym: creeped out
    • 2001, Steve Savile, editor, Similar Monsters, Cosmos Books, Wildside Press, →ISBN, page 104:
      The whole thing crept her out too much to stay in the house so she rented out an apartment in the centre of the city.
    • 2003, Karen A. Davies, “Cicada Song”, in Moon Dreams, iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN, page 154:
      I always wondered what they were until I saw a bug one day / Hatching from one little shell and knew I had a tale to tell. It was magnificent a sight, although it crept me out a little. I saw God’s creature born that day, and soon enough, he flew away.
    • 2012 February 10, Julie Folk, “Father-son duo share love for cars: Family works on projects together”, in Leader-Post, Regina, Sask., page AA1, column 5:
      “Another guy in town has a ’78 Z, and I had seen him driving around — a really nice, silver car,” said Jacklin. “I followed him once, kinda crept him out — but he said it happens all the time. I talked to him about his car, and at the time I needed someone to do mine. So he mentioned Brian out in Fillmore.”