sneaked
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Sneak \Sneak\ (sn[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneaked (sn[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Sneaking.] [OE. sniken, AS. sn[imac]can to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. sn[imac]kja 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. [1913 Webster]
You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
2.To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch. [1913 Webster]