slink
verb (used without object)
to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
slinks
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present tense formof slink (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He slinks along a wall, scales a cliff, navigates drain pipes and leaps up and down from his preferred perch—behind the left shoulder of Din Djarin, aka the Mandalorian warrior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Tara just slinks away into a depressive state that barely anyone notices.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
A little later, Crenshaw slinks back into the dressing room grousing about having to clean up someone’s faux-blood in the bar’s backstage bathroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Snoopy slinks on all fours across a shadowy tree-lined road, made pink by the fiery red setting sun.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023
He turns forward and slinks into the seat.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
