slink
pronunciation
How to pronounce slink in British English:
UK [slɪŋk]
How to pronounce slink in American English:
US [slɪŋk]
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- Verb:
- walk stealthily
Word Origin
- slink (v.)
- Old English slincan "to creep, crawl" (of reptiles), from Proto-Germanic *slinkan (cognates: Swedish slinka "to glide," Dutch slinken "to shrink, shrivel;" related to sling (v.)). Of persons, attested from late 14c. Related: Slinked; slinking.
Example
- 1. Don 't slink away without apologizing .
- 2. Should she slink around as if she disgraced herself ?
- 3. Hormone is ecbolic grape " slink " expert : cause children precocity and cause cancer .
- 4. Ken still wanted to slink out , untill jun grabbed him on both sides .
- 5. Each day , with strength and shame , mary trudged to the letterbox in hope , only to swivel , shrivel and slink back inside .