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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsniːkɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsnikɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(snēking)

From the verb sneak: (⇒ conjugate)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sneaking,
also UK: sneaky
adj
figurative (suspicion, feeling: vague)vago/a adj
leve adj mf
Perry had a sneaking feeling that his son was lying.
Perry tenía la vaga sensación de que su hijo estaba mintiendo.
sneaking nUS, informal, figurative (deceitful activity)actividad furtiva nf + adj
After years of enduring her husband's sneaking, Lydia asked for a divorce.
Después de años soportando la actividad furtiva de su marido, Lydia pidió el divorcio.
sneaking n(moving stealthily)sigilo nm
Adrian could see that sneaking would be necessary if he wanted to get close enough to hear what they were saying.
Adrian supo que el sigilo sería necesario si quería acercarse lo suficiente como para escuchar lo que estaban diciendo.
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InglésEspañol
sneak vi(move silently)a hurtadillas loc adv
furtivamente adv
The children snuck downstairs, early on Christmas morning, to see if Santa had been.
Los niños bajaron a hurtadillas durante la madrugada del día de Navidad para ver si Papá Noel había llegado.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
sneak n(underhand person)pillo, pilla nm, nf
Tamsin thinks Simon is a sneak; he tells lies and he's always trying to stir up trouble.
Tamsin piensa que Simon es un pillo: miente y siempre está ocasionando problemas.
sneak nUK, informal, dated (telltale, informant) (coloquial)soplón, soplona nm, nf
delator, delatora nm, nf
(ES: coloquial)chivato, chivata nm, nf
(AmL: coloquial)sapo, sapa nm, nf
Jodie is a sneak, always telling on her classmates.
Jodie es una soplona que siempre anda delatando a sus compañeros de clase.
sneak vi(go unnoticed)escabullirse v prnl
escurrirse v prnl
Jean snuck through the stage door, without anyone seeing her.
Jean se escabulló por la puerta del escenario sin que nadie la viera.
sneak viUK, informal, dated (tell tales) (coloquial)ir con el cuento loc verb
Alice wanted to know who had sneaked to the teacher.
Alice quería saber quién había ido con el cuento a la profesora.
sneak on vi + prepUK, informal, dated (tell tales on [sb])acusar a alguien vtr + prep
(ES: coloquial)chivarse de alguien v prnl + prep
(AR: coloquial)botonear a alguien vtr + prep
(CO: coloquial)sapear a alguien vtr + prep
When the teacher asked Edward to stay after class, he knew somebody must have sneaked on him.
Cuando la profesora le dijo a Edward que se quedase después de clase, supo que alguien lo había acusado.
sneak [sth] vtrinformal (steal)robar vtr
(coloquial)afanar vtr
Rick's mother said he couldn't have any biscuits, but he sneaked one from the barrel anyway.
La madre de Rick dijo que no podía comerse ninguna galleta, pero, aun así, cogió una del barril.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
sneak up vi phrasal(approach stealthily)acercarse sigilosamente loc verb
I snuck up behind him whilst he was reading.
Me acerqué sigilosamente por detrás de él mientras estaba leyendo.
sneak up on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep(approach stealthily)acercarse sigilosamente a loc verb
acercarse a alguien con sigilo loc verb
My brother sneaked up on me and tapped my shoulder, making me jump.
sneak up on [sb] vtr phrasal insepfigurative (arrive unexpectedly) (figurado)echarse encima de alguien loc verb
tomar a alguien por sorpresa loc verb
The deadline for the paper will sneak up on students who haven't read the syllabus.
La fecha límite se les echará encima a aquellos estudiantes que no hayan leído el programa.
sneak up on [sb] vtr phrasal insepfigurative (be unexpectedly successful)ser un éxito inesperado, sorprender por su éxito loc verb
That movie sneaked up on everyone; no one expected it to be so popular.
La película fue un éxito inesperado para todo el mundo. Nadie esperaba que fuese tan popular.
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Compound Forms:
sneaking | sneak
InglésEspañol
sneaking suspicion n(unease)sensación nf
leve sospecha adj + nf
I have a sneaking suspicion that the dog didn't really eat your homework.
Tengo la sensación de que en realidad el perro no se comió tu tarea.
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