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verb

present participle of sneak
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as in lurking
to move about in a sly or secret manner the little kids sneak around upstairs when they're supposed to be in bed

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as in infiltrating
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way sneak the topic into the conversation any way you can

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“Sneaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaking. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.

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