SNEAKING


Meaning of SNEAKING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

Date: 1582

1. : mean , contemptible

2. : characteristic of a sneak : furtive , underhanded

3.

a. : not openly expressed or acknowledged

a sneaking respect for culture — H. A. Burton

b. : that is a persistent conjecture

a sneaking suspicion

• sneak·ing·ly adverb

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