snuck

[snuhk] / snʌk /

VERB

move stealthily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambush crawl creep evade hide slink slip slither smuggle steal

STRONG

case cheat cower deceive delude glide gumshoe lurk mooch ooze pad pass prowl pussyfoot secrete shirk sidle skulk slide snake snook spirit worm

WEAK

move secretly sly

Antonyms

STRONG

come out

Example Sentences

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“I snuck up next to him and whispered, ‘I must be at the right show because Pete Finney’s here,’” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

As editor at the time, Dacre said the "realisation" that unlawful activities might have been going on "snuck up on us" and so he asked an executive at the paper to look into it.

From BBC

I produce the black journal I snuck from Dad’s bag this morning.

From Literature

Somehow, a whole flood of tears had snuck back into my head while my new heart was preoccupied, and they were pushing at the back of my eyes.

From Literature

As soon as he was old enough, he snuck out of the house and went east, looking for the sea and a job on a ship.

From Literature