slink
verb (used without object)
to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
have slunk
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present perfectof slink.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Under normal circumstances, Rookie-of-the-Year-in-waiting Ja Morant would have slunk out of our lives until next season, but, thanks to the play-in game, we got to see him perform when the stakes were high.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2020
But over the years, the furor has faded, and many progressives have slunk back through the restaurant’s doors.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2019
Horowitz could have slunk offstage and let Kimmel and Warren Beatty continue to fumble through an explanation.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2017
As the exhibition toured its European art capitals, painters must have slunk home from the exhibition in shock and despair, electrified by what they had seen and wondering how on earth it could be rivalled.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 3, 2016
He’d have slunk off to his room if he dared.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
