1
: to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
2
: to move in a sinuous provocative manner
: to give premature birth to
—used especially of a domestic animal
a cow that slinks her calf
: the young of an animal (such as a calf) brought forth prematurely
also
: the flesh or skin of such an animal
: born prematurely or abortively
a slink calf
Synonyms
Examples of slink in a Sentence
Verb
He slinked away in shame.
like a thief slinking about in the middle of the night
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Now, as hunting pressure ramps up, bucks are slinking deeper into thick cover.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Unsure whether to strip off her shirt or call the police, Connie slinks around, desperate to shake her shyness but unable to escape the naïveté that still defines her.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024
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Verb
Regrettably, the catchy moniker has slinked into our vocabulary, and we are seemingly stuck with it.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Now, as hunting pressure ramps up, bucks are slinking deeper into thick cover.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
For most of its run time, Never Let Go slinks along slowly, but its final act explodes like a powder keg.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Unsure whether to strip off her shirt or call the police, Connie slinks around, desperate to shake her shyness but unable to escape the naïveté that still defines her.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024
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“Slink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slink. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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