slink

[slink]

When you slink, you move in a deliberately quiet and sneaky way. You might slink into your physics class, hoping the teacher won't notice how late you are.

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To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak.

Verb
walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"


a.
To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak.

a.
To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.

v. t.
To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.

a.
Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.

a.
Thin; lean.

n.
The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.

n.
A thievish fellow; a sneak.


Slink

Slink , v. t. [imp. Slunk , Archaic Slank ; p. p. Slunk; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinking.] [AS. slincan; probably akin to G. schleichen, E. sleek. See Sleek, a.] 1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. "To slink away and hide." Tale of Beryn.
Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent.
There were some few who slank obliquely from them as they passed.
2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.

Slink

Slink, v. t. To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.

Slink

Slink, a. 1. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf. 2. Thin; lean. [Scot.]

Slink

Slink, n. 1. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time. 2. A thievish fellow; a sneak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak.

To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.

Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.

The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.

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Usage Examples

But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the shadows when it comes to having friendships with children.

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