slink
11slink — index lurk, prowl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12slink — (v.) O.E. slincan to creep, crawl (of reptiles), from P.Gmc. *slenkanan (Cf. Swed. slinka to glide, Du. slinken to shrink, shrivel; related to SLING (Cf. sling) (v.)). Of persons, attested from late 14c. Related: Slinked; slinking …
13slink — *lurk, skulk, sneak …
14slink — has the past tense and past participle slunk …
15slink — ► VERB (past and past part. slunk) 1) move quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner. 2) come or go unobtrusively or furtively. ► NOUN ▪ an act of slinking. ORIGIN Old English, «crawl, creep» …
16slink — slink1 [sliŋk] vi. slunk, slinking [ME slinken < OE slincan, to creep, crawl along, akin to LowG slinken < IE * sleng , var. of base * slenk , to wind, twist, turn > SLING1] to move in a quiet, furtive, or sneaking manner, as from fear,… …
17slink|i|ly — «SLIHNG kuh lee», adverb. in a slinky manner: »slinkily attired…actresses (Punch) …
18slink — UK [slɪŋk] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms slink : present tense I/you/we/they slink he/she/it slinks present participle slinking past tense slunk UK [slʌŋk] / US past participle slunk to go somewhere slowly and quietly so that people will… …
19slink — v. (P; intr.) to slink through the bushes * * * [slɪŋk] (P; intr.) to slink through the bushes …
20slink — [[t]slɪ̱ŋk[/t]] slinks, slinking, slunk VERB If you slink somewhere, you move there quietly because you do not want to be seen. [V adv/prep] He decided that he couldn t just slink away, so he went and sat next to his wife. Syn: sneak …
