Talk:sneak
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Shakespeare[edit]
Was it coined (as a verb) by Shakespeare, or used first in this context by him? 71.66.97.228 05:21, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
- The earliest cite in the OED is by Shakespeare, but possibly he borrowed the word from his local dialect which retained an Old English word. No-one knows. It's not from Middle English. Dbfirs 06:56, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
(Transitive) do something furtively[edit]
(Transitive) to do something stealthily, furtively, and without being noticed He sneaked a look over the wall.
--Backinstadiums (talk) 11:08, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
Sneak out[edit]
sneak out - leave? — This unsigned comment was added by 89.230.206.14 (talk) at 12:58, 5 July 2008.