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Pronunciation / Transliteration: salgeum-salgeum gada
"그는 방 안으로 살금살금 들어갔다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To move somewhere secretly, quietly, or unobtrusively.
"She tried to sneak out of the room without anyone noticing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: probably from dialect snike 'to crawl, creep', related to snake.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "sneak"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "sneak" is said worldwide
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se faufiler
Transliteration: se fo-fi-le
"Il a essayé de se faufiler dans la pièce."
schleichen
Transliteration: schleichen
"Er schlich sich leise aus dem Haus."
fare il furbo
Transliteration: fare il furbo
"Ha cercato di intrufolarsi di nascosto."
colarse
Transliteration: colarse
"Intentó colarse en el cine sin pagar."
esgueirar-se
Transliteration: esgueirar-se
"Ela conseguiu esgueirar-se para fora."
दबे पाँव चलना
Transliteration: dabe paanv chalna
"वह चुपके से कमरे में घुस आया।"
偷偷摸摸
Transliteration: tōutōu mōmō
"他悄悄地溜了出去。"
살금살금 가다
Transliteration: salgeum-salgeum gada
"그는 방 안으로 살금살금 들어갔다."
こっそり歩く
Transliteration: kossori aruku
"彼女は部屋からこっそり抜け出した。"
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