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verb (used without object), slunk [sluhngk] /slʌŋk/ or (Archaic) slank [slangk]; /slæŋk/; slunk;slink·ing.to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame. to walk or move in a slow, sinuous, provocative way. verb (used with object), slunk [sluhngk] /slʌŋk/ or (Archaic) slank [slangk]; /slæŋk/; slunk;slink·ing.(especially of cows) to bring forth (young) prematurely. nouna prematurely born calf or other animal. adjectiveborn prematurely: a slink calf. Origin of slinkFirst recorded before 1150; Middle English slynken (verb), Old English slincan “to creep, crawl”; cognate with Low German slinken, German schlinken SYNONYMS FOR slinkSEE SYNONYMS FOR slink ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM slinkslink·ing·ly, adverboutslink, verb (used with object), out·slunk, out·slink·ing.un·slink·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH slinksling, slink Words nearby slinksling hash, sling mud at, sling off, sling psychrometer, slingshot, slink, slink away, slinky, slinter, sliotar, slip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slinkJones, ever the charmer, proceeds to slink behind the desk and begin fake-hammering away at the keyboard. Felicity Jones Is Bound for Stardom|Marlow Stern|December 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST We began to slink outside, tentatively crossing the terrace. Our Visit From Irene|India Hicks|August 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST I noted that Tom Briggs and his loud-voiced associates were among the first to slink away. Out of a Labyrinth|Lawrence L. Lynch I had fallen away already from my resolution, and used to slink up—seldom, it's true—and spend the evening with them as before. Villa Rubein and Other Stories|John Galsworthy
Then you slink to your seat and crouch in the darkness before the film, with every tissue burning! Darkwater|W. E. B. Du Bois A dog was observed to slink away into the bush as they approached. Black Ivory|R.M. Ballantyne Thank him you can slink away on your own legs this time, and need no one to drag you feet foremost off the Fields. Sir Ludar|Talbot Baines Reed
British Dictionary definitions for slink
verb slinks, slinking or slunk(intr) to move or act in a furtive or cringing manner from or as if from fear, guilt, etc (intr) to move in a sinuous alluring manner (tr) (of animals, esp cows) to give birth to prematurely noun- an animal, esp a calf, born prematurely
- (as modifier)slink veal
Word Origin for slinkOld English slincan; related to Middle Low German slinken to shrink, Old Swedish slinka to creep, Danish slunken limp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to slinkskulk, slither, lurk, undulate, skitter, prowl, sidle, sneak, meander, pussyfoot, glide, cower, glissade, slick, coast, slide, snake, slip, shirk, steal |