slinky
characterized by or proceeding with slinking or stealthy movements.
made of soft, often clinging material that follows the figure closely and flows with body movement: a slinky gown.
Origin of slinky
1Other words from slinky
- slink·i·ly, adverb
- slink·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby slinky
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How to use slinky in a sentence
It also comes with a 30-foot-long power cord that conveniently wraps around the bottom of the vacuum and a shorter, five-foot “slinky” style hose that lets you put suction right where you need it.
Best canister vacuums for those hard-to-reach spots | Stacey Ritzen | October 5, 2021 | Popular-ScienceShe and Nina strike up a tentative friendship, though Nina, slinky and appraising, seems to be eyeing Leda for what she can get out of her, though what that might be isn’t immediately clear.
Olivia Colman Is Extraordinary in The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal's Bold Directorial Debut | Stephanie Zacharek | September 5, 2021 | TimeOnce the bottle was out, he celebrated by sticking his snout in the open end of the rubber casing, pushing toward the ground, and compressing the whole thing like a slinky.
Beal led all scorers with 26 points on 11-for-19 shooting and looked his normal slinky self maneuvering around defenders even after dealing with shooting pain down his right leg since getting injured.
Bradley Beal returns, and the full-strength Wizards overwhelm Magic | Ava Wallace | April 8, 2021 | Washington PostLab tests and simulations found that a spread-out configuration reduced pressure on any single interface between component, meaning that the robot’s “brain” acted more as a flexible slinky than a rigidly-tethered nervous system.
This Soft Robot Stingray Just Explored the Deepest Point in the Ocean | Shelly Fan | March 9, 2021 | Singularity Hub
The accompanying video has a film noir look that complements the slinky sound.
David Bowie Goes Big Band in New Music Video | Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe public love-in with Jennifer Lawrence was sealed with her daring, red slinky Calvin Klein number at the 2011 Oscars.
Amongst the characters performances are decadent costumes, over-the-top wigs, and too much leather, fur, and slinky cuts to count.
Giving a bit of edge were leather bodices worn over long slinky skirts and silk dresses that swirled around the feet.
The opening look combined a light turquoise, slinky evening gown with a mauve headpiece.
She had on a frock of some thin, slinky stuff and a droopy garden hat with flowers on it and carried a sunshade.
Where the Strange Trails Go Down | E. Alexander PowellAx dat slinky yaller man up yonder on dat flatfo'm ef he gwine give de order to th'ow me out!
Sundry Accounts | Irvin S. CobbAs the train slowed down for Rochester we saw her rise and get into her slinky little coat.
Abroad at Home | Julian StreetIt was a long slinky looking power boat, but it wasn't even slinking along, now.
Dave Dawson at Dunkirk | Robert Sydney BowenA slinky man comes up at his elbow and starts to talk out of the side of his mouth.
Young People's Pride | Stephen Vincent Benet
British Dictionary definitions for slinky
/ (ˈslɪŋkɪ) /
moving in a sinuously graceful or provocative way
(of clothes) figure-hugging; clinging
characterized by furtive movements
Derived forms of slinky
- slinkily, adverb
- slinkiness, noun
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