Meaning 1neutral · 82%
To move quietly, carefully, and slowly to avoid being noticed.
Natural examples
Die Katze schleicht durch den dunklen Flur.
A cat creeps through the dark hallway.
Der Fuchs schlich leise nahe an den Hühnerstall.
A fox crept quietly toward the chicken coop.
Das Kind schlich leise ins Wohnzimmer, um seine Schwester zu überraschen.
The child crept quietly into the living room to surprise their sister.
Usage note
In this sense, schleichen forms the perfect with sein: ist geschlichen. The reflexive sich schleichen can use a different auxiliary.
Mini-lesson: schleichen
To move quietly, carefully, and slowly to avoid being noticed. In this sense, schleichen forms the perfect with sein: ist geschlichen. The reflexive sich schleichen can use a different auxiliary.
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