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slink
(slĭngk)v. slunk (slŭngk) also slinked, slink·ing, slinks
v.intr.
To move in a quiet furtive manner; sneak: slunk away ashamed; a cat slinking through the grass toward its prey.
v.tr.
To give birth to prematurely: The cow slinked its calf.
adj.
Born prematurely.
[Middle English slinken, from Old English slincan.]
slink′ing·ly adv.
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slink
(slɪŋk)vb, slinks, slinking or slunk
1. (intr) to move or act in a furtive or cringing manner from or as if from fear, guilt, etc
2. (intr) to move in a sinuous alluring manner
3. (Zoology) (tr) (of animals, esp cows) to give birth to prematurely
n
(Zoology)
a. an animal, esp a calf, born prematurely
b. (as modifier): slink veal.
[Old English slincan; related to Middle Low German slinken to shrink, Old Swedish slinka to creep, Danish slunken limp]
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slink
(slɪŋk)v. slunk, slink•ing,
n., adj. v.i.
1. to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear or shame.
2. to walk or move in a sinuous, provocative way.
v.t. 3. (esp. of cows) to bring forth (young) prematurely.
n. 4. a prematurely born calf or other animal.
adj. 5. born prematurely.
[before 1150; Middle English slynken (v.), Old English slincan to creep, crawl, c. Middle Low German slinken to subside]
slink′ing•ly, adv.
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slink
Past participle: slunk
Gerund: slinking
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| Verb | 1. | slink - walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
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slink
verb creep, steal, sneak, slip, ghost, prowl, skulk, pussyfoot (informal) He couldn't just slink away.
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slink
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Translations
يَنْسَلُّ خِفْيَةً
plížit se
liste
læîast, laumast
įsliūkinti
lavīties
gizlice sokulmaksıvışmaktüymek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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slink
pret, ptp <slunk>vi → schleichen; to slink away or off → sich davonschleichen; to slink along the wall → sich an der Wand entlangdrücken; to slink off with one’s tail between one’s legs (fig inf) → mit eingezogenem Schwanz abziehen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slink
(sliŋk) – past tense, past participle slunk (slaŋk) – verb to move as if wanting to avoid attention. He slunk into the kitchen and stole a cake.
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