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adjective

ˈsnē-kiŋ How to pronounce sneaking (audio)
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1
as in shady
given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions never let one of those sneaking salespeople into your house

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2
as in sneak
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others harbored a sneaking admiration for his chief business rival

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3
as in lame
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust a sneaking two-timer who has completely lost his wife's trust

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sneaking

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verb

present participle of sneak
1
as in lurking
to move about in a sly or secret manner the little kids sneak around upstairs when they're supposed to be in bed

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2
as in infiltrating
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way sneak the topic into the conversation any way you can

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaking
  1. shady
  2. lame
  3. lurking
  4. infiltrating
  5. sneaky
  6. clandestine
  7. dirty
  8. slipping
Adjective
  • Amid the complaints about various shady men in their lives and the exuberant jostling over who stole whose clientele, there is always the fear of the world outside the salon.
    Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • To avoid having to go upstairs to a guest room for nap time, the shady privacy of a cabana offers a perfect space for young children (or tired parents) to nap.
    Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of shady
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Definition of lame
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  • Where a few of the more voracious readers are surely lurking on secret Goodreads accounts, others may well treat the latest buzzy novel a bit like a trendy accessory.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Teddy saves the day and a life, but the more interesting twist to Nora’s surgery is the young woman lurking in the shadows.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • But exposing the ease of infiltrating Y-12, where the government produces and stores atomic-bomb fuel, is Rice’s main objective.
    Jared Sullivan, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Once content with simply infiltrating Western companies with fake IT workers to siphon off funds and steal intellectual property, North Korean operatives are now resorting to extortion.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of infiltrating
Adjective
  • But Gophers receiver Daniel Jackson’s catch in the fourth quarter of the 25-17 win over Illinois on Saturday was sneaky special.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Peanut’s account boasts over 680,000 followers, but what used to be home to a sneaky little rodent that liked to ride on his owner’s shoulders and invade his bowls of oats is now a stage for mourning, fundraising, and activism following his death.
    Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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  • Congress in recent years has been hot on the UAP trail, as a bipartisan but still somewhat fringe-y coalition of lawmakers has held hearings and applied pressure on other government entities to release information, particularly about any clandestine programs using taxpayer money.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The premise hinges on the idea that China is Mexico’s number-one oil buyer — formidable leverage for the mysterious Chinese agent’s clandestine plot.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of clandestine
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  • If your grill grates are particularly dirty and difficult to clean, remove them and clean them using a pressure washer.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
  • That was two years ago, and already, the clunky GAN looks dated, the dolls glitchy and dirty, their eyes misaligned.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of dirty
Verb
  • The poll found support was slipping for an initiative that would increase California’s minimum wage.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Berkeley poll also found support slipping for an initiative to increase California’s minimum wage which, along with Proposition 36, is among the 10 statewide measures on California’s November ballot.
    Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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