sneaking

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noun

The act of one who sneaks.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

nounsneaking (plural sneakings)

plural sneakings

  1. The act of one who sneaks.

    Then there was much mirth and banter over the swift sneakings for home of certain men carrying large portions of puarka.

    1915, Charmian London, The Log of the Snark, page 108
adjectivesneaking (comparative more sneaking, superlative most sneaking)

comparative more sneaking · superlative most sneaking

  1. Secret or underhand; not openly avowed.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sneak

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot openly expressed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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