Meanings
nounsneaking suspicion (plural sneaking suspicions)
plural sneaking suspicions
- idiomaticinformalA premonition, or hunch; a belief based on little evidence.
I have the sneaking suspicion that he has already taken a decision about this.
Translations
Finnish hiipivä epäilys
- hiipivä epäilyspremonition, or hunch; belief based on very little evidence
Norwegian Bokmål snikende mistanke
- snikende mistankepremonition, or hunch; belief based on very little evidence
Spanish premonición, presentimiento
- premoniciónpremonition, or hunch; belief based on very little evidence
- presentimientopremonition, or hunch; belief based on very little evidence
Swedish aning, (smygande) föraning
- aningpremonition, or hunch; belief based on very little evidence
- (smygande) föraningpremonition, or hunch; belief based on very little evidence
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APA
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Chicago
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