Talk:sneak

Shakespeare
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.    D b f  i  r  s   06:56, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

(Transitive) do something furtively
(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
sneak out - leave?