Slink Definition

slĭngk
slinked, slinking, slinks, slunk
verb
To move in a quiet, furtive, or sneaking manner, as from fear, guilt, etc.; sneak.
Webster's New World
To expel (a fetus) prematurely.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Born prematurely.
Webster's New World

(Scotland) Thin; lean.

Wiktionary
noun
An animal, esp. a calf, born prematurely.
Webster's New World
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A thievish fellow; a sneak.
Wiktionary

Origin of Slink

  • From Old English slincan (“to creep, crawl"), from Proto-Germanic *slinkanÄ… (compare Dutch slinken (“to shrink, shrivel"), Swedish slinka (“to glide")).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English slinken from Old English slincan

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Slink Sentence Examples

  • Aniston didn't slink away from what she said.

  • Slink lambs come from South America and China.

  • One was the long, slink, bias-cut gown that we associate with films of the period.

  • Whether he's lying or she's lying remains to be seen, but hopefully, they'll both just sort of slink away.

  • Hopefully those two will slink out of the spotlight and pick up some of the dignity they left behind way back when…or did they have any dignity to begin with?

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Words Starting With

SSLSLI

Words Ending With

KNKINK

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