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1
given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions
- never let one of those sneaking salespeople into your house
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2
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
- harbored a sneaking admiration for his chief business rival
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3
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust
- a sneaking two-timer who has completely lost his wife's trust
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sneaking
verb
present participle of sneak
Synonyms of sneaking (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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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2
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 6 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of sneaking was in 1582
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