sneaking
adjective /ˈsniːkɪŋ/
/ˈsniːkɪŋ/
[only before noun]- if you have a sneaking feeling for somebody or about something, you do not want to admit it to other people, because you feel embarrassed, or you are not sure that this feeling is right
（指不愿公开的感觉）暗中的，私下的 - She had always had a sneaking affection for him.
以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。 - I have a sneaking suspicion that she knows more than she's telling us.
我私下怀疑，她还知道一些情况没有告诉我们。
Collocations DictionarySneaking is used with these nouns:- admiration
- feeling
- suspicion
- …
- She had always had a sneaking affection for him.