Hugger Mugger (Verb)
Meaning
Act stealthily or secretively.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The two friends tried to hugger-mugger into the room without waking up their sleeping parents.
- She hugger-muggers away in her study, secretly writing a novel.
- The intruders attempted to hugger-mugger past the security guards at the party.
- They hugger-mugged their way through the silent auction to place the winning bid.
- He hugger-muggers about his business, keeping the recipe a closely guarded secret.