slink
verb (used without object)
to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
slinkingly
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a word derived from
slink.
Example Sentences
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It crept in slinkingly, after the way of evil things.
From Judith Lynn A Story of the Sea by Annie Hamilton Donnell
And there, within a block, the dog was right at his heels again—rather slinkingly, but with the joy of companionship in his eye.
From The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret by Gertrude W. Morrison
And with him, as before, was a second figure, which advanced slinkingly.
From Within the Law by Bayard Veiller
He relaxed the stout jaws, crawled slinkingly to the couch, and leaped upon it.
From Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson
He glanced furtively round the room, at his clothes, slinkingly at the vicar; licked his lips; flushed with extraordinary rapidity; and suddenly burst into tears.
From The Return by Walter De la Mare
