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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈslɪŋk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/slɪŋk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(slingk)

Inflections of 'slink' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

slinks: v 3rd person singular

slinking: v pres p

slunk: v past

slunk: v past p

slink /slɪŋk/USA pronunciation v. [no object], slunk/slʌŋk/USA pronunciation slink•ing.

to move or go in a sneaky manner, as from fear or shame:After those insulting remarks he slunk quietly away.
to walk in a sinuous way that draws attention, esp. sexual attention:She slinked into the room and every man's eyes were upon her.

slink (slingk),USA pronunciation v., slunk or (Archaic) slank;
slunk;
slink•ing;
n.;
adj.
v.i.

to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
to walk or move in a slow, sinuous, provocative way.

v.t.

Veterinary Diseases(esp. of cows) to bring forth (young) prematurely.

Veterinary Diseasesa prematurely born calf or other animal.

adj.

born prematurely:a slink calf.

bef. 1150; Middle English slynken (verb, verbal), Old English slincan to creep, crawl; cognate with Low German slinken, German schlinken

slink′ing•ly, adv.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

slink /slɪŋk/ vb (slinks, slinking, slunk)

(intransitive) to move or act in a furtive or cringing manner from or as if from fear, guilt, etc
(intransitive) to move in a sinuous alluring manner
(transitive) (of animals, esp cows) to give birth to prematurely

an animal, esp a calf, born prematurely

Etymology: Old English slincan; related to Middle Low German slinken to shrink, Old Swedish slinka to creep, Danish slunken limp

'slink' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

slunk - lurk - outslink - skulk - slank - slinky - sneak

Synonyms: prowl, cower, lurk, sneak, crawl, more...

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