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slink(dictionary)

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slink verb. .
[Old English slincan, corresp. to Middle & mod. Low German slinken subside.]
verb intrans. Orig. (in Old English), crawl, creep. Now, move in a stealthy, guilty, or sneaking manner. (Foll. by away, by, off, etc.) OE.
Sir W. Scott He slunk from college by..secret paths. D. du Maurier A cat that slinks by night, its belly to the ground. I. Murdoch I must tell her I'm going.., I can't just slink away.
verb trans. Move or turn stealthily or quietly. rare. E17.
J. Galsworthy Slinking her eyes round at the Countess.
verb trans. Of an animal: bear (young) prematurely or abortively. M17.
slinker noun (a) rare an animal which slinks its young; (b) a person who slinks about; a shirker, a sneak: E19.
slinkingly adverb in a slinking manner, stealthily, furtively M19.