creep out

verb

creeped out; creeping out; creeps out

US, informal

: to cause (someone) to have an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or fear : to give (someone) the creeps

That guy really creeps me out.

I felt creeped out being alone in the office at night.

Examples of creep out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Doja mentioned to Hudson that these creatures have already visited Earth, the show’s host was visibly creeped out. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026

Minnie creeps out of her shell, signing up to sing in the talent show and developing a crush on a video store clerk (Iman Vellani). — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

When Paul moves past it, the whole cake splatters on the ground, and Molly’s husband, Ash, creeps out of the bushes and starts eating it off the floor. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Digging a bit deeper, the study determined that while 57% of respondents would be creeped out by someone shoulder-surfing their screens, only 43% had a similar worry about people overhearing phone conversations. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for creep out

• about
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