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slink¹ Definition

slink (sliŋk)

intransitive verb slunk, slink′·ing

to move in a quiet, furtive, or sneaking manner, as from fear, guilt, etc.; sneak

Etymology: ME slinken < OE slincan, to creep, crawl along, akin to LowG slinken < IE *sleng-, var. of base *slenk-, to wind, twist, turn > sling

slink¹ Related Forms
slink′·ingly adverb
slink² Definition

slink (sliŋk)

transitive verb slinked or slunk, slink′·ing

to expel (a fetus) prematurely: said of animals

Etymology: prob. < sling

noun

an animal, esp. a calf, born prematurely

adjective

born prematurely

slink Synonyms

slink

v.

prowl, cower, lurk; see sneak.

slink Usage Examples

Object

  • home: By the time the British slunk home in the 1930s, Iraq's brush with imperialism seemed over.

Preposition: behind

  • shadow: You hide among the bushes, You fly with the air, You slink behind the shadows, But secretly you care.

Preposition: into

  • shadow: The vampire slunk back into the shadows, pulling his idiot companion along.
  • corner: No. 6, apparently the dominant of the pair, flipped No. 5, which righted itself and slunk into a corner to sulk.

Modifying Another Word

  • away: We don't want any " hired hands " who can feed the sheep, but when the going gets tough, slink away.
  • back: She stood beside Morfa, slinking back into the alley a bit with the rest of the group.
  • then: The game then slunk back into its former pattern.
  • about: He was a friendly, gregarious soul, who used to slink about like an alley cat, rubbing himself up against people.
  • just: Blimey... apologies for all of that... I'll just slink off back to my apocolyptic doom cult boards now.
  • down: After the match we slunk back down to the lounge where coffee was waiting for us... and then they brought on a comedian.

Noun used with modifier

  • riverside: For less than finishers in the riverside drive slinks.
  • drive: For less than finishers in the riverside drive slinks.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: Not that John needed a rope to slink down a slippery chimney en route to the elusive northern top!
  • off: Just a quick update today before I slink off home.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • off: Luckily enough Bob followed us, he didnât slink off.
  • around: And then I can paddle over to town nights, and slink around and pick up things I want.
  • away: The first dog may let the newcomer take over a favorite chair and slink away for example.
  • out: He slinks out from the shadow of the shed, Peers down, tail twitching, readying every claw.
  • down: Having nearly completed his quest he then slunk down to the river Teign where the Tolmen Stone was located.
  • up: Drusilla slunk up to him from behind, snapped her jaw inches from his ear, and giggled some more.