the creeps
plural noun
informal
: an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or fear
I get the creeps every time he walks by.
I hate snakes. They give me the creeps.
Examples of the creeps in a Sentence
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One room, an office at the far end, gave me the creeps.
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Blair Braverman, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
On the mansion's second floor, two wooden dolls on display could give you the creeps.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
As McCall digs deeper, while also trying to mentor a talented but slightly goofy new colleague, her investigation into the post office theft leads her to a local church run by a pastor who gives her and a woman deputy sheriff the creeps.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
If an out-of-control clown gives you the creeps, check out the crowd in cartoon masks meant to disguise evil.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Video and Audio Protection The idea that some online perv could connect to your webcam and spy on you is enough to give anyone the creeps.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
Here's something that'll give you the creeps ― bed bugs are on the rise in Milwaukee.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
The rice itself looked tasty enough—fluffy, well formed—but its oddly fleshy hue gave me the creeps.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
Give your guests the creeps by riddling your wreath with spiders and cobwebs or centering it with a skull.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2023
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Blair Braverman, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
On the mansion's second floor, two wooden dolls on display could give you the creeps.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
As McCall digs deeper, while also trying to mentor a talented but slightly goofy new colleague, her investigation into the post office theft leads her to a local church run by a pastor who gives her and a woman deputy sheriff the creeps.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
If an out-of-control clown gives you the creeps, check out the crowd in cartoon masks meant to disguise evil.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Video and Audio Protection The idea that some online perv could connect to your webcam and spy on you is enough to give anyone the creeps.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
Here's something that'll give you the creeps ― bed bugs are on the rise in Milwaukee.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
The rice itself looked tasty enough—fluffy, well formed—but its oddly fleshy hue gave me the creeps.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
Give your guests the creeps by riddling your wreath with spiders and cobwebs or centering it with a skull.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2023
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“The creeps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20creeps. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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