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sneaking past

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

Meaning of sneak past

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle.
    • It might be seen as inappropriate, but I'll sneak it past human resources.

Questions about sneaking past

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

Words near sneaking past in the dictionary

  1. sneakiness
  2. sneaking
  3. sneaking around
  4. sneaking in
  5. sneaking out
  6. sneaking past
  7. sneaking regarder
  8. sneaking regarders
  9. sneaking suspicion
  10. sneaking suspicions
  11. sneaking up

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