Significado
creeping, crawling
- moving along the ground on the belly; crawling or creeping
- spreading stealthily, insidiously, or unobtrusively
- servile, obsequious, or fawning (literary)
En una frase
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.
Formas de la palabra (4)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| strisciante | masculine · singular |
| strisciante | feminine · singular |
| striscianti | masculine · plural |
| striscianti | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Invariable for gender: masculine and feminine singular both end in -e.
- Very common in political and economic contexts, e.g., 'inflazione strisciante' (creeping inflation).