Furtively

  • 21furtive — fur|tive [ˈfə:tıv US ˈfə:r ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: furtif, from Latin fur thief ] behaving as if you want to keep something secret = ↑secretive ▪ There was something furtive about his actions. furtive glances/looks ▪ Chris kept… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22furtive — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)tɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour as furtive, you disapprove of them behaving as if they want to keep something secret or hidden. With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and… …

    English dictionary

  • 23on the sly —    If someone does something on the sly, they do it furtively or secretly.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you do something on the sly, you do it secretly or furtively.     He made such quick progress that the others suspected him of… …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 24sneak — 1. verb 1) I sneaked out Syn: creep, slink, steal, slip, slide, sidle, edge, move furtively, tiptoe, pussyfoot, pad, prowl 2) she sneaked a camera in Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 25lurk — /lɜk / (say lerk) verb (i) 1. to lie in concealment, as one in ambush; remain in or about a place secretly or furtively. 2. to go furtively; slink; steal. 3. to exist unperceived or unsuspected: *yet with it all, the Tragedy of War still seems to …

  • 26sidle — /ˈsaɪdl / (say suydl) verb (i) (sidled, sidling) 1. to move sideways or obliquely. 2. to move furtively or unobtrusively: *Then Anderson sidled up to Dad and talked into his ear. –steele rudd, 1899. 3. NZ to negotiate a steep slope or sideling. 4 …

  • 27Crawl — (kr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crawled} (kr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crawling}.] [Dan. kravle, or Icel. krafla, to paw, scrabble with the hands; akin to Sw. kr[aum]la to crawl; cf. LG. krabbeln, D. krabbelen to scratch.] 1. To move slowly by… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28Crawled — Crawl Crawl (kr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crawled} (kr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crawling}.] [Dan. kravle, or Icel. krafla, to paw, scrabble with the hands; akin to Sw. kr[aum]la to crawl; cf. LG. krabbeln, D. krabbelen to scratch.] 1. To move …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 29Crawling — Crawl Crawl (kr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crawled} (kr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crawling}.] [Dan. kravle, or Icel. krafla, to paw, scrabble with the hands; akin to Sw. kr[aum]la to crawl; cf. LG. krabbeln, D. krabbelen to scratch.] 1. To move …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30Steal — (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. {Stole} (st[=o]l); p. p. {Stolen} (st[=o] l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stealing}.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries. stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW. stj[ a]la, Dan. sti[ae]le, Goth. stilan.] 1.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English