slinking

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slink (sl

ngk)

v. slunk (sl

ngk) 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.

An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely.

adj.

Born prematurely.

[Middle English slinken, from Old English slincan.]

slinking·ly adv.

Translations

slinking [ˈslɪŋkɪŋ] adj (movement) → furtivo/a

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