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Crept vs Snuck - What's the difference?

crept | snuck |

As verbs the difference between crept and snuck

is that crept is (creep) while snuck is (chiefly|north america) (sneak).

crept

English

Verb

(head)
  • (creep)
    • English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms

    snuck

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (chiefly, North America) (sneak)
  • :I snuck into the theater because the movie had already started.

    • Usage notes

    *See sneak for notes on sneaked'' vs ''snuck .

    Synonyms

    * sneaked English irregular simple past forms English irregular past participles