Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
SNEAKING
Verb
sneaking
present participle of sneak
Noun
sneaking (plural sneakings)
The act of one who sneaks.
Adjective
sneaking (comparative more sneaking, superlative most sneaking)
Secret or underhand; not openly avowed.
Source: Wiktionary
Sneak"ing, a.
Definition: Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching.
– Sneak"ing*ly, adv.
– Sneak"ing*ness, n.
SNEAK
Sneak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Sneaking.] Etym: [OE. sniken, AS. snican to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. snikja to hanker after.]
1. To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company. imp. & p. p. "snuck" is more common now, but not even mentioned here. In MW10, simply "sneaked or snuck" You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. Dryden.
2. To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
Sneak, v. t.
Definition: To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner. [Obs.] "[Slander] sneaks its head." Wake.
Sneak, n.
1. A mean, sneaking fellow. A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks. Glanvill.
2. (Cricket)
Definition: A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub. [Cant] R. A. Proctor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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