slink
verb (used without object)
to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
had slunk
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past perfectof slink.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Yet by the end of her meal, she had slunk down so low her head was almost level to the table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
Keepers realised within minutes the springer spaniel-sized rodent had slunk off to an adjacent area of long grass and woodland, and began to stake it out.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
She was a popular governor, though by the end of her tenure, her approval rating had slunk from the low 90s to the mid-50s.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
Instead it had slunk down low, creeping along the ground, eating up an old snag, leaving nearly the entire canopy of pines intact as if nothing had ever happened.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2021
Exhausted and sick, he had slunk back to England to recover, to think, and to scheme.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
