slink

slink
slinkingly, adv.
/slingk/, v., slunk or (Archaic) slank; slunk; slinking; n.; adj.
v.i.
1. to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
2. to walk or move in a slow, sinuous, provocative way.
v.t.
3. (esp. of cows) to bring forth (young) prematurely.
n.
4. a prematurely born calf or other animal.
adj.
5. born prematurely: a slink calf.
[bef. 1150; ME slynken (v.), OE slincan to creep, crawl; c. LG slinken, G schlinken]
Syn. 1. skulk, sneak; lurk.

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  • slink — [ slıŋk ] (past tense and past participle slunk) verb intransitive slink away/off/out etc. to go somewhere slowly and quietly so that people will not notice you: Ray slunk out of the building …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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