slinky
Americanadjective
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slinkier,
comparative
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slinkiest
superlative
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characterized by or proceeding with slinking or stealthy movements.
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made of soft, often clinging material that follows the figure closely and flows with body movement.
a slinky gown.
adjective
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moving in a sinuously graceful or provocative way
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(of clothes) figure-hugging; clinging
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characterized by furtive movements
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The lazy, hypnotic groove moves with jazz chords and slinky synth melodies that feel like bright rays of light.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Instead of incessant strobes and Charli clad in a slinky skirt, performing solo with no choreography, Johannes proposes backup dancers, green glitter, high wires and harnesses.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026
Ellie Saab's runway featured slinky trenches that were tightly belted and Givenchy's designs appeared lighter in colour with bold black buttons and buckles.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
And at Althuis Hofland Fine Arts, Kazakh artist Waldemar Zimbelmann offers viewers a slinky series of self-portraits in which the artist twists, spins and transforms himself in a series of highly textured guises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
I did a slinky walk as best as I could in the heels.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
“Stay on That” is one of the slinkier numbers on the album, with rapidly strummed guitars and a wah-wah squawk that recalls Isaac Hayes’s “Theme From Shaft.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
The company hinted at a slinkier, less boxy design with its Monograph concept at the New York Auto Show last spring.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2017
So the question must be asked: Are cats just like dogs but in slinkier form, eager and able to be part of the human family?
From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2015
There are exceptions; Tony isn’t quite the role for Chase Finlay , who needs to play it a bit rougher and slinkier to convince us he’s a city kid.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2011
Etana spent time early in her career singing R&B, and while she’s let go of the slinkier parts of the genre, she’s kept the passion and the inflections, making for an alluring hybrid.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2011
Jack O’Dell, the slinkiest drummer in town, is packing up his drumsticks.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2022
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