sneaking

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sneaking

noun sneakings

  1. The act of one who sneaks. Then there was much mirth and banter over the swift sneakings for home of certain men carrying large portions of puarka.

adjective more sneaking · most sneaking

  1. Secret or underhand; not openly avowed.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of sneak

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Closest in meaning: unavowed, concealed, incursion, creeping, snooping, crawling, hiding, gunman, slipping, sliding, penetration, poking, sting, handiwork, infiltration, trailing

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@misc{sneaking_2026,
  title = {sneaking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sneaking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}