Sneaking - English meaning

adjective

Kept secret; hidden.

Usage examples:

A concealed weapon

verb

Not allow to be seen; hide.

Usage examples:

A line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea

adjective

Kept hidden or where it cannot easily be seen

Usage examples:

The robbery had been recorded on a concealed security camera., he was carrying a concealed weapon.,…

verb

Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

Usage examples:

He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise

noun

A detestable person.

Usage examples:

I thought he was a nasty little creep

verb

Move slowly

noun

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

Usage examples:

A willow tree at the water's edge

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

Usage examples:

The pool is edged with paving

verb

A line determining the limits of an area

adjective

Persistently worrying or distressing.

Usage examples:

That gnawing pain in her stomach

verb

Bite at or nibble something persistently.

Usage examples:

Watching a dog gnaw at a big bone

adjective

Continuously uncomfortable, worrying, or painful

Usage examples:

I've had gnawing doubts about this project for some time., gnawing hunger after three days, we felt…

adjective

Past participle of hide1.

verb

Put or keep out of sight.

Usage examples:

He hid the money in the house

adjective

Used to describe costs that are not normally included in the original price of something, or are not normally considered when judging something

Usage examples:

Hidden charges/costs/extras, hidden fees/penalties, there are the hidden costs of climate change th…

adjective

(of thoughts or feelings) most private and deeply felt.

Usage examples:

Innermost beliefs and convictions

adjective

(of thoughts) most strongly felt and most private, or (of objects) nearest to the center

Usage examples:

They told her their innermost secrets.

adjective

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects.

Usage examples:

Sexual harassment is a serious and insidious problem

adjective

Directed or proceeding towards the inside; coming in from outside.

Usage examples:

Inward mail

adverb

Variant of inwards.

adverb

Towards the inside.

Usage examples:

The door began to swing inwards

adjective

Lasting for a long time or slow to end.

Usage examples:

There are still some lingering doubts in my mind

verb

Stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave.

Usage examples:

She lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine

adjective

Lasting a long time

Usage examples:

She gave him a long, lingering kiss., she says she stopped seeing him, but i still have lingering d…

adjective

Remaining hidden so as to wait in ambush.

Usage examples:

The trumpet fish is a lurking predator

verb

Be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something.

Usage examples:

A ruthless killer still lurked in the darkness

adjective

A lurking feeling exists, although it may not be very strong, and will not go away

Usage examples:

I have some lurking doubts about whether simon is really capable of doing this job., she said she h…

adjective

(of a person) constantly harassing someone to do something.

Usage examples:

I wanted to get away from my nagging parents

verb

Harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to.

Usage examples:

She constantly nags her daughter about getting married

adjective

Annoying or worrying you because it does not completely stop

Usage examples:

She has a nagging cough.

adjective

Causing slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety.

Usage examples:

Niggling aches and pains

verb

Cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety.

Usage examples:

Doreen wanted to discuss matters that niggled at her mind

adjective

(of thoughts, worries, or details) unimportant but demanding one’s attention in an annoying way

Usage examples:

She had no niggling doubts like the ones that plagued me.

noun

A thick piece of soft material, typically used to protect or shape something, or to absorb liquid.

Usage examples:

A pad of cotton wool

verb

Fill or cover (something) with soft material in order to protect it or its contents, make it more comfortable, or give it a particular shape.

Usage examples:

The boxing gloves are padded with impact-resistant foam rubber

noun

The soft dull sound of steady steps.

Usage examples:

He heard the pad of feet

adjective

Belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only.

Usage examples:

All bedrooms have private facilities

noun

The lowest rank in the army, below lance corporal or private first class.

Usage examples:

He enlisted in the army in 1980 and was first assigned as a young private as a supply clerk in germ…

verb

(of a person or animal) move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey.

Usage examples:

Lions prowling in the bush

noun

An act of prowling.

Usage examples:

I met her once on one of my off-duty bookshop prowls

verb

To move around an area quietly and secretly, as when hunting

Usage examples:

[ t ] at night, scorpions prowl the desert for insects., [ i ] there have been reports of a man pro…

verb

Act in a cautious or non-committal way.

Usage examples:

I realized i could no longer pussyfoot around

verb

To be careful about expressing an opinion or taking action, esp. because you might hurt someone’s feelings

Usage examples:

Quit pussyfooting around and tell me what you really think.

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Usage examples:

The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Usage examples:

The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

abbreviation

Second(s).

contraction

Is.

Usage examples:

It's raining

prefix

(used chiefly in oaths) god's.

Usage examples:

'sblood

adjective

Not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others.

Usage examples:

How did you guess i'd got a secret plan?

noun

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

Usage examples:

A state secret

noun

A piece of information that is not generally known or is not known by someone else and should not be told to others

Usage examples:

We don’t keep secrets from each other., don’t tell anyone – it’s a secret., what’s the secret of yo…

verb

Walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely.

Usage examples:

I sidled up to her

noun

An act or instance of sidling somewhere.

Usage examples:

A sidle into the hallway

verb

Move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.

Usage examples:

She slid down the bank into the water

noun

A structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down.

Usage examples:

Anna played on the slide

verb

Move smoothly along a surface

verb

Move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner.

Usage examples:

The fox came slinking through the bracken

noun

A slinking movement or walk.

Usage examples:

She moved with a sensuous slink

verb

To walk or leave quietly, esp. because you do not want to be noticed or are ashamed of something

Usage examples:

I was so embarrassed that i tried to slink away.

verb

Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

I slipped over on the ice

noun

An act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

A single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside

noun

A small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.

Usage examples:

His monthly salary slip

verb

Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.

Usage examples:

Thieves stole her bicycle

noun

A bargain.

Usage examples:

At £59.95 it's an absolute steal

verb

Take without the owner's consent

verb

Walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet.

Usage examples:

Liz tiptoed out of the room

verb

To walk with your heels raised off the ground

Usage examples:

She tiptoed out of the room so she wouldn’t wake him., he had to stand on his tiptoes to reach the …

adjective

Not openly or publicly declared; unstated.

Usage examples:

An underlying, unavowed hostility

adjective

Not acknowledged.

Usage examples:

The hope that remains unconfessed

adjective

Not publicly announced, admitted, or acknowledged.

Usage examples:

Undeclared war

adjective

Not publicly admitted to be something or to exist, or not yet decided

Usage examples:

The report did not mention inspections at undeclared nuclear sites., it is illegal to bring undecla…

adjective

Not publicly admitted to be something or to exist, or not yet decided

Usage examples:

The report did not mention inspections at undeclared nuclear sites., it is illegal to bring undecla…

adjective

Not revealed or made known publicly.

Usage examples:

The precise terms of the agreement remained undisclosed

adjective

Not announced; kept private

Usage examples:

The rembrandt painting was sold at auction for an undisclosed amount.

adjective

Undisclosed information has not been made publicly available

Usage examples:

An undisclosed amount/fee/sum the law firm settled with the family for an undisclosed amount., the …

adjective

(of a thought or feeling) not communicated or made known.

Usage examples:

He thought it best to leave his doubts unexpressed

adjective

Not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.

Usage examples:

The heat was unrelenting

adjective

Extremely determined; never weakening or ending

Usage examples:

Unrelenting toughness/opposition, unrelenting neglect/pollution

adjective

Not expressed in words; unuttered.

Usage examples:

A person's unvoiced thoughts

adjective

Not spoken or expressed, although thought of or felt

Usage examples:

He takes a long time to realize that his unvoiced fears are groundless., the voiced plosives [b], […