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  • present participle of sneak.
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sneaking

[snee-king] / ˈsni kɪŋ /




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Elliott checked and scrolled compulsively, bypassing the parental controls, sneaking down to grab his phone from the family charging unit in the kitchen at night.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

By the end of October, Seaman had a pretty good idea of how Kimwolf was sneaking onto Ipidea’s networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

One post tags Rihanna, whom she challenged "to say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I'm not at."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In one post on X, Ortiz wrote: "Are you there? ... say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I'm not at."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Could it be as easy as sneaking off through these trees?

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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