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De - Pt| English Dictionary: sneaking | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for sneaking | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Sneak \Sneak\ (sn[emac]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneaked} (sn[emac]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sneaking}.] [OE. sniken, AS. sn[c6]can to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. sn[c6]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]: | |
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Sneaking \Sneak"ing\, a. Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching. -- {Sneak"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Sneak"ing*ness}, n. | |
