creep over
Frequency: 7.110.3 per million words
used in a figurative sense for feelings that spread over someone
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Examples (10)
- A feeling of dread crept over him as he entered the dark room.
- An overwhelming tiredness began to creep over her after the long journey.
- As she listened to the sad music, a deep melancholy crept over her.
- A strange sense of calm often creeps over me in the early morning.
- He felt a familiar guilt creep over him when he remembered his promise.
- An icy numbness crept over him as he heard the terrible news.
- A wave of drowsiness has crept over me; I think I need a nap.
- Don't let despair creep over you; there is still hope.
- A sudden blush crept over her face when he complimented her.
- He couldn't shake the eerie feeling that crept over him in the old house.