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slink

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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.

[Middle English slinken, from Old English slincan.]

slinking·ly adv.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"

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 offescabullirse, zafarse

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

slink pret, ptp <slunk>
vischleichen; to slink away or offsich davonschleichen; to slink along the wallsich an der Wand entlangdrücken; to slink off with one’s tail between one’s legs (fig inf)mit eingezogenem Schwanz abziehen (inf)

slink [slɪŋk] (slunk (pt, pp)) vi to slink away, slink offsvignarsela

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 ),


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Far away I saw a gaunt cat slink crouchingly along a wall, but traces of men there were none.
A new will teach I unto men: to choose that path which man hath followed blindly, and to approve of it--and no longer to slink aside from it, like the sick and perishing!
He wavered, and started to slink away, but Tom seized him and said:
 
 
 
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