snuck

[snuhk]

1. a past participle and simple past tense of sneak.

snuck

/ snʌk /

verb

1. not_standard,  a past tense and past participle of sneak

Usage

See sneak.

Example Sentences

I quickly snuck back into my hideaway and stayed quiet, listening to the gnarled sounds of this massive animal grazing just feet away from me.

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The Trailblazers sideline shouted in the third quarter when senior defensive back Trey Brown snuck in for a booming sack.

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He snuck in some solo shows between Who gigs this summer and still loves performing live.

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It is added to chocolate, turned into fry oil, and snuck into snacks of all sorts—in fact, it can now be found in roughly half the packaged food products sold in grocery stores.

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But I want to hear the story of that same high school party from the people who snuck in or weren’t even invited, or the ones who are sitting at home not at the party.

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Related Words

• ambush 
• crawl 
• creep 
• evade 
• hide 
• slink 
• slip 
• slither 
• smuggle 
• steal 

When To Use

What's the difference between snuck and sneaked?

Both snuck and sneaked are acceptable past tense forms of the verb sneak.Historically, sneaked (which is older) has been the more widely accepted version, with snuck being considered nonstandard, but snuck has a long history of use and is now very common.Sneaked uses the regular past tense ending -ed, while snuck is an irregular verb. Irregular verbs don’t follow a set pattern in the forms of their different tenses, as in take/took/taken and sing/sang/sung.Sneaked is more commonly used (and often preferred) in more formal contexts (though the word sneak itself can sound a bit informal).Here are examples of how snuck and sneaked can be used interchangeably.Example with snuck: When I was a kid, I once snuck into a movie theater, but I got caught.Example with sneaked: When I was a kid, I once sneaked into a movie theater, but I got caught.Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between snuck and sneaked.