sneaking adjective
always used before a noun 1 : behaving in a secret and dishonest manner
▪ a sneaking [=sneaky] eavesdropper 2 : not openly expressed — usually + for ▪ He had a sneaking admiration for his opponent. ▪ a sneaking fondness for bad movies 3 ◊If you have a sneaking feeling/suspicion, you think that something might be true or might happen even though you have no definite reason to think so.
▪ I have a sneaking feeling/suspicion that we're going to have a test today. ▪ I have a sneaking suspicion that he's lying.
▪ a sneaking [=sneaky] eavesdropper
▪ I have a sneaking feeling/suspicion that we're going to have a test today. ▪ I have a sneaking suspicion that he's lying.
