snuck
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The irregular form snuck originated by analogy with struck for the past of strike. Snuck was originally limited to a few dialects, but is now very widespread (especially in American English) and is recognized by most dictionaries. The word is now one of the best examples of irregularization of a regular verb, along with dove.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /snʌk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file)
- (Northern England, Ireland) IPA(key): /snʊk/
- Rhymes: -ʌk
Verb
[edit]snuck
- (chiefly Canada, US) simple past and past participle of sneak
- Synonym: sneaked
- I snuck into the theatre because the movie had already started.
- She thought she had snuck in without being observed ...until she felt a hand on her shoulder!
- 1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 94:
- Ruth asks, "You give your wife the car?"
"There was nobody there. I snuck in and out. I left the key inside."
"And nobody caught you?"
Usage notes
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- Rhymes:English/ʌk
- Rhymes:English/ʌk/1 syllable
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- English irregular past participles
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