Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sneaking suspicion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: sneak-ing -sus-pi-cion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A premonition, or hunch; a belief based on little evidence.

Informal

Example Sentences

"I have the sneaking suspicion that he has already taken a decision about this."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

sneaking suspicions (plural)

Questions

What does sneaking suspicion mean?: A premonition, or hunch; a belief based on little evidence.

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