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BNC: 32892 COCA: 33049

sneaking

sneaking /ˈsniːkɪŋ/ adjective
sneaking
/ˈsniːkɪŋ/
adjective
Learner's definition of SNEAKING
always used before a noun
: behaving in a secret and dishonest manner鬼鬼祟祟的
: not openly expressed私下的usually + for
◊ If you have a sneaking feeling/suspicion, you think that something might be true or might happen even though you have no definite reason to think so.暗中感觉;暗自怀疑
BNC: 32892 COCA: 33049

sneaking

adjective

sneak·​ing ˈsnē-kiŋ How to pronounce sneaking (audio)
1
2
: characteristic of a sneak : furtive, underhanded
3
a
: not openly expressed or acknowledged
a sneaking respect for culture H. A. Burton
b
: that is a persistent conjecture
a sneaking suspicion
sneakingly adverb

Example Sentences

never let one of those sneaking salespeople into your house harbored a sneaking admiration for his chief business rival

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sneaking was in 1582
BNC: 32892 COCA: 33049

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