No. 7,194 in Dutch
bekruipt
"Bekruipt" means "creeps up on" or "overcomes."
In a sentence
Een ongemakkelijk gevoel bekruipt me telkens ik naar hem kijk.
An uncomfortable feeling creeps over me every time I look at him.
Here, "bekruipt" describes the action of an emotion or intuitive feeling creeping over or affecting someone unexpectedly or subtly.
Plotseling bekruipt haar de angst dat ze iets vergeten is.
Suddenly, she is overcome by the fear that she has forgotten something.
In this instance, "bekruipt" refers to a sudden psychological or emotional feeling starting to affect the subject.
Het idee bekruipt hem dat hij misschien een fout heeft gemaakt.
The thought occurs to him that he might have made a mistake.
Here, "bekruipt" conveys the subtle emergence or realization of a thought or idea in someone's mind.
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