Shadows creep slowly.

Meaning: This means that the shadows are moving in a slow and careful manner. It's like saying, The areas where light is blocked are moving gradually.

Choice of Words: Shadows are the areas where light is blocked by an object. Creep is a verb that describes the way something moves slowly and carefully. Slowly is an adverb that describes the speed of the action as being not fast.

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Related Expressions

• Shadows creep as day turns to night.
• Moon glows, shadows creep.
• Long shadows creep.
• Clouds drifted slowly, casting shadows.
• The sun slowly set, casting long shadows.
• The sun shone brightly, casting shadows on the grass.
• Moon glows, shadows dance.
• The sun shone brightly in the sky, casting long shadows on the ground.
• The sun peeked through the clouds, casting shadows on the ground.
• The clouds drifted lazily across the sky, casting long shadows on the ground below.