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1 besluiping
n. sneaking -
2 aansluipen
1 sneak along/up to♦voorbeelden:1 komen aansluipen/aangeslopen • come sneaking along/upop een prooi aansluipen • steal up on a prey -
3 bekruipen
2 [heimelijk naderen] steal/creep up on♦voorbeelden:1 het spijt me, maar nu bekruipt me toch het gevoel dat … • I'm sorry, but I've got a sneaking feeling that …als ik zoiets hoor bekruipt me de lust om … • when I hear something like that I feel like …-ing -
4 de stille wens koesteren om …
de stille wens koesteren om …have a sneaking desire to …————————de stille wens koesteren om …have a secret desire to …Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > de stille wens koesteren om …
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5 heimelijk
1 secret ⇒ 〈 van bijeenkomst, organisatie ook〉 clandestine, 〈 van blik, beweging ook〉 surreptitious, sneaking 〈 vermoeden, verlangen〉♦voorbeelden:heimelijke jaloezie • covert jealousyergens heimelijk binnendringen • break into (a house) surreptitiouslydoe niet zo heimelijk • don't be so secretive/furtive -
6 ik heb zo'n vaag vermoeden dat …
ik heb zo'n vaag vermoeden dat …I have a hunch/a sneaking suspicion that …Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > ik heb zo'n vaag vermoeden dat …
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7 koesteren
♦voorbeelden:zij koestert haar vrijheid • she cherishes her freedom3 argwaan/hoop koesteren • harbour suspicions, nurse hopesde stille wens koesteren om … • have a sneaking desire to …II 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich koesteren〉1 [zich laten verwarmen] bask♦voorbeelden: -
8 komen aansluipen/aangeslopen
komen aansluipen/aangeslopencome sneaking along/upVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > komen aansluipen/aangeslopen
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9 sluipend
♦voorbeelden:een sluipende ziekte • an insidious disease -
10 vaag
♦voorbeelden:1 een vaag plan • a vague/sketchy planvage termen • vague/loose termsik heb zo'n vaag vermoeden dat … • I have a hunch/a sneaking suspicion that …vaag van plan zijn om … • have a vague/faint notion to …
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sneaking — [snē′kiŋ] adj. 1. cowardly, stealthy, underhanded, or furtive [a sneaking manner] 2. not admitted or made known to others; secret [a sneaking fondness for candy] 3. slight, or slight but increasing [a sneaking suspicion] sneakingly adv … English World dictionary
Sneaking — Sneak ing, a. Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching. {Sneak ing*ly}, adv. {Sneak ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sneaking — index clandestine, devious, furtive, machiavellian, perfidious, recreant, sly, stealthy Burton s Legal Thesaur … Law dictionary
sneaking — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a feeling) persistent in one s mind but reluctantly held; nagging … English terms dictionary
sneaking — sneak|ing [ snikıŋ ] adjective BRITISH a sneaking feeling is one that you are not sure about or do not want to have: a sneaking admiration/respect for someone: I have always had a sneaking admiration for him. a sneaking suspicion/feeling: I had a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sneaking — UK [ˈsniːkɪŋ] / US [ˈsnɪkɪŋ] adjective a sneaking feeling is one that you are not sure about or do not want to have a sneaking admiration/respect for someone: I have always had a sneaking admiration for him. a sneaking suspicion/fear/feeling: I… … English dictionary
sneaking — sneak|ing [ˈsni:kıŋ] adj have a sneaking feeling/suspicion/admiration to have a feeling about something or someone, but to not say anything about it because you are not sure or you might be embarrassed ▪ I always had a sneaking admiration for him … Dictionary of contemporary English
sneaking — [[t]sni͟ːkɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A sneaking feeling is a slight or vague feeling, especially one that you are unwilling to accept. I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed... I ve always had this sneaking admiration for him … English dictionary
sneaking — adjective 1 have a sneaking admiration/affection etc for to have a secret feeling of admiration etc for someone 2 have a sneaking suspicion/feeling (that) to have a slight feeling that someone has done something wrong without being sure: I have a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sneaking — adjective Date: 1582 1. mean, contemptible 2. characteristic of a sneak ; furtive, underhanded 3. a. not openly expressed or acknowledged < a sneaking respect for culture H. A. Burton > b. that is a persistent conjecture < a … New Collegiate Dictionary
sneaking — adjective 1) she had a sneaking admiration for him Syn: secret, private, hidden, concealed, unvoiced, undisclosed, undeclared, unavowed 2) a sneaking feeling Syn: niggling, nagging, lurking … Thesaurus of popular words