sneak
verb (used without object)
to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
are sneaking
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present progressiveof sneak.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"They're doing multiple things every single day, some of those things are sneaking through," says Greg Wolfson, president of the American Association of University Professors.
From BBC ● May 31, 2025
And the constant buzzes on watches and phones are occupying critical brain space regardless of whether kids are sneaking a peek.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
As holidays near, people are sneaking shakes of their presents to try to figure out what they're getting.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023
“What I suspect is that they are sneaking in a free choice assumption,” Wiseman says.
From Scientific American ● May 22, 2023
“What were you doing? First our boat goes missing, then it’s found abandoned in the ocean, and now you two are sneaking around here in the dark. All a bit suspicious, don’t you think?”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
