Sneaking

·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Sneak.

II. Sneaking ·adj Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching.

Sneaking Alley
In the Tower (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
sneaking budge
1) One that robs alone. 2) One that slips into houses in the dark, to steal cloaks or other clothes...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
sneaking notion
To have a sneaking notion for a lady, is to have a timid or concealed affection for her. Well, I al...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.