The meaning of sneaking is mean, contemptible Slink implies moving stealthily often merely to escape attention. How to use sneaking in a sentence.
If you have a sneaking feeling about someone or something, you have that feeling, although you… Skulk suggests more strongly cowardice or fear or sinister intent Acting in a furtive or underhand way.
A sneaking feeling is a slight or vague feeling, especially one that you are unwilling to accept I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed I've always had this sneaking admiration for him. Acting in a stealthy, furtive way.
Definition of sneaking adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Sneaking synonyms, sneaking pronunciation, sneaking translation, english dictionary definition of sneaking Ⓘ v pres p wordreference random house learner's dictionary of american english © 2025 sneak•ing /ˈsnikɪŋ/ adj
He had a sneaking suspicion something was going wrong. As a teenager she would sneak out (of her house/apartment) at night to visit her boyfriend He sneaked [= crept] past the guard She sneaked some cigars through customs
He snuck a few cookies out of the jar while his mother wasn't looking They caught him trying to sneak food into the theater. Lurk, skulk, slink, sneak mean to behave so as to escape attention Lurk implies a lying in wait in a place of concealment and often suggests an evil intent
