slink
verb (used without object)
to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
was slinking
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past progressiveof slink.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The white feline was slinking around the main gates of a medium-security prison in Arapiraca — a city in northeast Brazil — when guards noticed that its body was wrapped in tape.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2021
A submarine without running lights was slinking off into the black waters.
From Time Magazine Archive
I wanted to see where Noah was slinking off to.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
"And you?" enquired Madeleine, turning to the herdsman, who was slinking off.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 by Various
Catching sight of Blessing, who was slinking off to the ship, the brute made straight for him.
From Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young by Jacob B. Bull
