reptant
Dictionary entries
- Entry →repto, reptare, reptavi, reptatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
crawl/creep (over); move slowly/lazily/furtively, stroll/saunter, slink, grope;
pl. pres. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
Liber X
Aulus Gellius
"...accipitrem avium rapidissimum a chamaeleonte humi reptante, si eum forte supervolet, detrahi et cadere vi quadam in terram..."Liber III
Aulus Gellius
"...oppletum oppidum est solariis, maior pars populi aridi reptant fame. Favorinus quoque noster, cum Nervulariam Plauti legerem, quae..."Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...saepe in colli tondentes pabula laeta lanigerae reptant pecudes, quo quamque vocantes invitant herbae gemmantes rore recenti..."