anschleichend
Translation
creeping, insidious, sneaking up
Examples
Eine anschleichende Gefahr bedroht die Stadt.
A creeping danger threatens the city.
Die Krankheit hat einen anschleichenden Beginn.
The disease has an insidious onset.
Er spürte eine anschleichende Müdigkeit.
He felt a creeping fatigue.
Grammar Patterns
an anschleichender process a creeping process It was an insidious change.
Similar Words
schleichend (creeping), unmerklich (imperceptible), heimtückisch (insidious)
Etymology
The present participle of the verb 'anschleichen', which is 'an-' (towards) + 'schleichen' (to creep/sneak).
Memory Tips
Imagine a cat 'sneaking' (schleichen) 'up on' (an-) its prey. It describes something that approaches unnoticed.