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slunk

American  
[sluhngk] / slʌŋk /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and the past participle of slink.

slunk British  
/ slʌŋk /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of slink

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Afterward, with the help of remaining friends, he slunk off to the U.S. in 1876, where he taught in Massachusetts for a while, then took up as a freelance newspaper writer in Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Hudson was right that, in the three years since New York magazine's cover story caused so much controversy, nepo babies haven't slunk off into the background.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

This is what first slunk out of Paul’s imagination: “A man dressed as a bat sitting in a hot tub full of mashed potatoes.”

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2025

Indexes were close to flat early in the day, but slunk lower after the Federal Reserve released the minutes of its last policy meeting.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

Standing boldly on the backboard of the hay cart was the biggest, fiercest, most evil-looking rat that ever slunk out of a nightmare!

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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