About The Word Slink
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Slink
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What's The Definition Of Slink?
[v] walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Slink: Related Terms | Find terms related to Slink: See Also | walk Slink In Webster's Dictionary \Slink\, v. t. [imp. {Slunk}, Archaic {Slank}; p. p.
{Slunk}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slinking}.] [AS. slincan; probably
akin to G. schleichen, E. sleek. See {Sleek}, a.]
1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. ``To slink
away and hide.'' --Tale of Beryn.
Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent.
--Milton.
There were some few who slank obliquely from them as
they passed. --Landor.
2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.
\Slink\, v. t. To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf. \Slink\, a. 1. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf. 2. Thin; lean. [Scot.] \Slink\, n. 1. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time. 2. A thievish fellow; a sneak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] |
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