slink

slink  (slngk)

v. slunk (slngk) also slinked, slink·ing, slinks

v.intr.

To move in a quiet furtive manner; sneak: slunk away ashamed; a cat slinking through the grass toward its prey.

v.tr.

To give birth to prematurely: The cow slinked its calf.

n.

An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely.

adj.

Born prematurely.

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[Middle English slinken, from Old English slincan.]

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slinking·ly adv.

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slink [slɪŋk]

vb slinks, slinking, slunk

1. (intr) to move or act in a furtive or cringing manner from or as if from fear, guilt, etc.

2. (intr) to move in a sinuous alluring manner

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (tr) (of animals, esp cows) to give birth to prematurely

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology)

a.  an animal, esp a calf, born prematurely

b.  (as modifier) slink veal

[Old English slincan; related to Middle Low German slinken to shrink, Old Swedish slinka to creep, Danish slunken limp]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

slink - walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

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slink

verb creep, steal, sneak, slip, ghost, prowl, skulk, pussyfoot (informal) He couldn't just slink away.

Translations

slink [slɪŋk] (slunk (pt, pp)) VI to slink away; slink off → escabullirse, zafarse

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slink [ˈslɪŋk] [slunk] (pt, pp) vi
to slink away → s'en aller furtivement

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slink pret, ptp <slunk>

vi → schleichen; to slink away or off → sich davonschleichen; to slink along the wall → sich an der Wand entlangdrücken; to slink off with one’s tail between one’s legs (fig inf) → mit eingezogenem Schwanz abziehen (inf)

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slink [slɪŋk] (slunk (pt, pp)) vi to slink away, slink off → svignarsela

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slink

v slink [sliŋk]

to move as if wanting to avoid attention He slunk into the kitchen and stole a cake. sluip يَنْسَلُّ خِفْيَةً прокрадвам (се) plížit se liste schleichen γλιστρώ, πηγαίνω στα κλεφτά moverse sigilosamente hiilima پاورچين رفتن hiipiä aller furtivement לְהִתגַנֵב लुक-छुरकर आना-जाना šuljati se, posramljeno se odšuljati lopakodik menyelinap læðast, laumast (camminare furtivamente) こっそり動く 살금살금 움직이다 (į)sliūkinti lavīties dengan takut-takut sluipen luske, liste seg skradać się esgueirar-se a pleca pe furiş красться zakrádať sa tihotapiti se odšunjati se smyga, slinka เดินลับ ๆ ล่อ ๆ gizlice sokulmak; sıvışmak, tüymek 溜走(進), 潛逃 іти крадькома; підкрадатися چپکے چپکے lẻn vào 溜走（进）, 潜逃