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sneaking around

sneaking around is the present participle and gerund of sneak around.

Meaning of sneak around

Verb

sneak around (third-person singular simple present sneaks around, present participle sneaking around, simple past and past participle sneaked around or (Canada, US) snuck around)

  1. (transitive) To get around censorship, bureaucratic barriers or authorities.
    • This program will sneak around state laws.
  2. (intransitive) To secretly date or have sex with somebody.

Questions about sneaking around

What is sneaking around the present participle and gerund of?
Sneaking around is the present participle and gerund of sneak around.

Words near sneaking around in the dictionary

  1. sneakiest
  2. sneakily
  3. sneakin'
  4. sneakiness
  5. sneaking
  6. sneaking around
  7. sneaking in
  8. sneaking out
  9. sneaking past
  10. sneaking regarder
  11. sneaking regarders

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