Slink
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /slɪŋk/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Slink is a verb meaning (intransitive) To sneak about furtively.
Meaning
(intransitive) To sneak about furtively.
More Meanings
- (ambitransitive) To give birth to an animal prematurely.
- (countable) A furtive sneaking motion.
- The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf.
- The meat of such a prematurely born animal.
- (UK, Scotland, dialect) A thievish fellow; a sneak.
- (Scotland) Thin; lean
- (obsolete) A bastard child, one born out of wedlock.
Example Sentences
Earnest slunk backstage.
Back to the thicket slunk the guilty serpent.
Far away I saw a gaunt cat slink crouchingly along a wall, but traces of men there were none.
The leaving us was just a feint; / Back here to London did he slink, / And now works on without a wink / Of sleep, and we are on the brink
Word Forms
- slinks
- slinking
- slinked
Synonyms for slink
Depending on context, synonyms include slunken.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scunge, skulk, slip, sneak, steal, slither.
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