sneaking
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
sneaking
/ˈsniːkɪŋ/
adjective
sneaking
/ˈsniːkɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SNEAKING
always used before a noun
1
:
behaving in a secret and dishonest manner
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a sneaking [=sneaky] eavesdropper
2
:
not openly expressed
— usually + for
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He had a sneaking admiration for his opponent.
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a sneaking fondness for bad movies
3
◊ 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.
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I have a sneaking feeling/suspicion that we're going to have a test today.
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I have a sneaking suspicion that he's lying.
