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sneaked

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Verb

simple past tense and past participle of sneak

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sneaked

Variant of sneak

intransitive verb

sneaked or ☆ Informalsnuck, sneaking

to move quietly and stealthily so as to avoid being seen or heard; go furtively
to be a sneak; behave in a stealthy, underhanded, or cowardly manner

Origin of sneak

probably ; from Old English an unverified form snecan, akin to snican, to crawl: for Indo-European base see snail

transitive verb

to give, put, carry, take, etc. secretly or in a stealthy, sneaking manner

noun

a person who sneaks; stealthy, underhanded, contemptible person
an act of sneaking
☆ sneaker

adjective

without warning; stealthy: a sneak attack

sneak Idioms

sneak out of

to avoid (duty, a task, etc.) by sneaking or stealth

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Awkwardly jammed in the back seat, she sneaked a look at the occupants in the front of the car and withdrew her phone.
She sneaked a peek at her phone, agitated that Darian hadn't been at all concerned with the situation he left her in.
She sneaked a look at his face, surprised to see the warm smile there as he read through her notes.
Washing her hands in the kitchen sink so that she wouldn't disturb him, she sneaked a peak in the refrigerator.
He turned away towards the stairs leading down to the main floor, and she sneaked a glance to see if he still wore the necklace.

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