slink
to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
to walk or move in a slow, sinuous, provocative way.
(especially of cows) to bring forth (young) prematurely.
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
born prematurely: a slink calf.
Origin of slink
1Other words for slink
Other words from slink
- slink·ing·ly, adverb
- outslink, verb (used with object), out·slunk, out·slink·ing.
- un·slink·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with slink
- sling, slink
Words Nearby slink
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How to use slink in a sentence
Meanwhile, in the distance, a group of wild horses ran right across the road as a coyote slunk out from a nearby ditch.
Seeing Big Vistas at Theodore Roosevelt National Park | Emily Pennington | January 21, 2021 | Outside OnlineFour years earlier, Senators Cruz, Paul, Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham similarly chased the presidency but slinked back to the Senate in defeat.
In the Long Game, Even Insurrection May Not Disqualify Presidential Hopes | Philip Elliott | January 8, 2021 | TimeThe bodily systems that thrived and repaired themselves to ensure that we pass on healthy genes cease to function well and leave us to slink to the finish line the best we can.
Mamet slinks away with the entire show, as she manages to deliver the chill and severity of an attorney looking out for her friend while never seeming soulless.
One by one I pick them off, and slink back into the shadows.
Democrats can't slink away, or crouch, or cut and run against their own record.
Jones, ever the charmer, proceeds to slink behind the desk and begin fake-hammering away at the keyboard.
We began to slink outside, tentatively crossing the terrace.
Truth is a torch, but one of enormous size; so that we slink past it in rather a blinking fashion for fear it should burn us.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouAnd then I can paddle over to town nights, and slink around and pick up things I want.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)The 199 Earls bade the whole multitude of their array slink down alongside the river.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri SturlusonIn the face of such a defiance the clerical party must fight fairly, or slink away as cravens.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanPoor Patti would get up in obedience to the order and slink out of the door with her ears drooping.
The Animal Story Book | Various
British Dictionary definitions for slink
/ (slɪŋk) /
(intr) to move or act in a furtive or cringing manner from or as if from fear, guilt, etc
(intr) to move in a sinuous alluring manner
(tr) (of animals, esp cows) to give birth to prematurely
an animal, esp a calf, born prematurely
(as modifier): slink veal
Origin of slink
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