slink
To sneak about furtivelyTo sneak about furtively.
» The centipede slinked through the overgrown grass.
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2 senses(intransitive)To sneak about furtively.
schleichen
кра́стьсяkrástʹsja, подкра́дыватьсяpodkrádyvatʹsja, шныря́тьšnyrjátʹ
(ambitransitive)To give birth to an animal prematurely.
a cow that slinks her calf
- walk stealthily
Examples
8 sentencesThe centipede slinked through the overgrown grass.
The centipede slinked along the rocky ledge.
The centipede slinked into the narrow crevice.
He was trying to slink into the house.
ruОн пытался прокрасться в дом. — odexed
The ferret slunk between the bars of the gate.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English slynken, sclynken, from Old English slincan (“to creep; crawl”), fromFrom Middle English slynken, sclynken, from Old English slincan (“to creep; crawl”), from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną (“to creep; crawl”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleng-, *slenk- (“to turn; wind; twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to sneak; crawl”).
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Forms
slinks, slinking, slunk, slunkLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle