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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sneak  \Sneak\  (sn[=e]k),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Sneaked} 
  (sn[=e]kt);  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Sneaking}.]  [OE.  sniken  AS 
  sn[=i]can  to  creep;  akin  to  Dan.  snige  sig;  cf  Icel. 
  sn[=i]kja  to  hanker  after.] 
  1.  To  creep  or  steal  (away  or  about)  privately;  to  come  or  go 
  meanly,  as  a  person  afraid  or  ashamed  to  be  seen;  as  to 
  sneak  away  from  company. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sneaking  \Sneak"ing\,  a. 
  Marked  by  cowardly  concealment;  deficient  in  openness  and 
  courage;  underhand;  mean  crouching.  --  {Sneak"ing*ly},  adv 
  --  {Sneak"ing*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sneaking 
  adj  :  not  openly  expressed;  "a  sneaking  suspicion"  [syn:  {sneaking(a)}, 
  {unavowed}]




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