slink
verb (used without object)
to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
are slinking
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present progressiveof slink.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Three kinds of “newspapers” are slinking into our communities: hedge fund-owned newspapers, pink slime newspapers and now artificial intelligence newspapers.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
This season, as Zoom social hours and virtual school have been replaced with in-person parties and classrooms, the flu and other bugs are slinking back, according to public health officials.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
The very ewes and lambs have stopped bleating, and are slinking round among the stacks of turf.
From In Wicklow and West Kerry by J. M. (John Millington) Synge
But see, yonder, baas, they are slinking back; there is one pair of eyes over there, and I saw another in that direction—yes, there they are again.
From The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa by Alec Ball
