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

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

Other employees told police they were creeped out by Casas-Tapia. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

His father, Randall, crept out from the other side of the green, having surprised Wyndham by taking a red-eye flight from Colorado to catch his son’s second major championship victory. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 22 June 2026

Denizens of Baltimore howled when their beloved Colts crept out of town under cover of darkness in 1984. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026

Rhymes for creep out

• about
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• blowout
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• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
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