Meaning
creeping, crawling
- moving along the ground on the belly; crawling or creeping
- spreading stealthily, insidiously, or unobtrusively
- servile, obsequious, or fawning (literary)
In a sentence
C'è un malcontento strisciante che nessuno dei dirigenti vuole ammettere.
There is a creeping dissatisfaction that none of the managers wants to admit.
Nel giardino crescono diverse piante striscianti lungo il muretto.
Several creeping plants grow along the low wall in the garden.
Non possiamo ignorare questa minaccia strisciante per la democrazia.
We cannot ignore this insidious threat to democracy.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| strisciante | masculine · singular |
| strisciante | feminine · singular |
| striscianti | masculine · plural |
| striscianti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable for gender: masculine and feminine singular both end in -e.
- Very common in political and economic contexts, e.g., 'inflazione strisciante' (creeping inflation).