snuck

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snuck

/snʌk/
/snʊk/ Ireland, Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌk

Where it comes from

The irregular form snuck originated by analogy with struck for the past of strike, stuck for the past of stick, etc. Snuck was originally limited to a few dialects, but is now very widespread (especially in American English) and is recognized by most dictionaries. The word is now one of the best examples of irregularization of a regular verb, along with dove.

verb

Canada, US, participle, past simple past and past participle of sneak I snuck into the theatre because the movie had already started.
Similar: sneaked

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: slipped, took, waltzed, slithered, hustled, wandered, went, squeaked, zipped, darted, crawled, sprinted, peeked, sauntered, crept, moseyed

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"snuck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/snuck. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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@misc{snuck_2026,
  title = {snuck},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snuck},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}