sneaking

Pluralsneakings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of sneak. Use it after is, was or keep, or as a noun for the action.

   The cat was sneaking toward the bird on the fence.

   Stop sneaking cookies before dinner!

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2. 2
   adjective

   Kept secret, or not said out loud to other people.

   I have a sneaking feeling that we took the wrong road.

   She had a sneaking liking for the show her friends all hated.

   Similarsecret, nagging, underhand, furtive, covert

   Oppositeopen, overt

3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Moving or doing things quietly so that no one sees you.

   All that sneaking around the house at night woke up the dog.

   The teacher was tired of the sneaking in and out during the test.

   Similarskulking, creeping, slinking

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