to move towards sb very quietly so that they do not see or hear you until you reach them :
He sneaked up on his sister and shouted 'Boo!'.
to move towards sb very quietly so that they do not see or hear you until you reach them :
He sneaked up on his sister and shouted 'Boo!'.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005