slinkingn.

/ˈslɪŋkɪŋ/

Etymology: < slink v.

1. The action of moving quietly or stealthily, etc.; also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > stealthy

slinking1611

slink1853

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [noun]

stalkingc1000

creeping1565

hedge-creeping1579

stealing1581

steal1590

stealth1600

insinuation1608

slinking1611

sneakinga1657

prowl1803

creep1818

sneak1819

lurk1829

slink1853

pussyfooting1956

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Regnarderie,..a stealing, slipping, or slinking aside.

1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Qqq^v/2 A Slinking (or stealing) away.

1806 A. Douglas Poems 78 I'm no sae foolish as aver,..That they alike disposed are, To flatt'rin' an' to slinkin'.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. xiii. 127 As the time so passed, this slinking business became a more and more precarious one.

2. The action or fact of bearing prematurely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > bringing forth young > bearing prematurely

slinking1844

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [noun] > that gives birth > giving birth > prematurely

slinking1844

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 440 The actual diseases of gestation..occasion always a tendency to slinking, or the cow slipping her calf.

1886 Field 13 Feb. 205/3 Unwholesome water is..a common cause of slinking amongst animals on the farm.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

slinkingadj.

Etymology: < slink v. Compare Old English slincende creeping (things).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslinking.

That slinks; moving, walking, etc. in a furtive or stealthy manner; marked or characterized by stealth or secrecy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective]

privyc1230

thiefly1395

stalkinga1400

slyc1440

insidious1545

clanculary1563

hedge-creeping1579

thievish1587

sneaking1590

tiptoe1593

peaking1595

underworking1605

stealthya1616

subtlea1616

surreptitious?1615

clancular1621

stealthful?1624

insidiary1625

worming1631

subterranean1643

clancularious1656

hugger-mugger1692

slink1792

slinking1841

instealing1844

thief-like1847

furtive1859

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > stealthy

slinking1841

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [adjective]

creepinga1400

slyc1440

prowling1546

stealing1574

sneaking1590

cat-footed1598

soft-footed1603

surrepent1608

cat-likea1616

stealthya1616

grassant1659

sliving1661

creep-mouse1766

secret1768

slinking1841

pussy-footed1893

undercreeping1893

pussyfooting1926

slinky1951

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xxxv. 137 His manner was smooth and humble, but very sly and slinking.

1859 W. H. Gregory Egypt I. 176 The mangy, growling, but slinking pariah, the denizen of the dirt-heaps about Fellah villages.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 148 Such traces of albumin..I have often found in anæmic, slinking youths.

Derivatives

ˈslinkingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > stealthily

slinkingly1830

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb]

softlyc1225

by stalea1240

privilya1250

slylyc1275

thieflyc1290

stealingly13..

by stealth1390

stalworthlya1400

theftfullyc1400

theftlyc1400

theftuouslyc1400

under veilc1425

thievishly?c1450

by theft1488

quietly1488

furtively1490

by surreption1526

hugger-muggera1529

in hugger-mugger1529

underhand1538

insidiously1545

creepingly1548

surreptiously1573

underboard1582

filchingly1583

sneakingly1598

underwater1600

slipperily1603

thief-likea1625

clandestinely1632

surreptitiously1643

thievously1658

clancularly1699

stownlins1786

stealthily1806

underhandedly1806

stolen-wise1813

on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818

round-the-corner1820

underhanded1823

stealthfully1828

slinkingly1830

slippingly1830

on the sneak?1863

sneakishly1867

behind backs1874

stalkingly1891

on the side1893

under the counter1926

underground1935

under the table1938

down and dirty1959

sneakily1966

1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd II. v. viii. 188 He was slowly and slinkingly moving towards his own house.

1889 G. Gissing Nether World III. ix. 185 He went slinkingly, hurrying round corners, avoiding glances.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	slinking
释义	slinkingn. /ˈslɪŋkɪŋ/ Etymology: < slink v. 1. The action of moving quietly or stealthily, etc.; also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > stealthy slinking1611 slink1853 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [noun] stalkingc1000 creeping1565 hedge-creeping1579 stealing1581 steal1590 stealth1600 insinuation1608 slinking1611 sneakinga1657 prowl1803 creep1818 sneak1819 lurk1829 slink1853 pussyfooting1956 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Regnarderie,..a stealing, slipping, or slinking aside. 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Qqq^v/2 A Slinking (or stealing) away. 1806 A. Douglas Poems 78 I'm no sae foolish as aver,..That they alike disposed are, To flatt'rin' an' to slinkin'. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. xiii. 127 As the time so passed, this slinking business became a more and more precarious one. 2. The action or fact of bearing prematurely. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > bringing forth young > bearing prematurely slinking1844 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [noun] > that gives birth > giving birth > prematurely slinking1844 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 440 The actual diseases of gestation..occasion always a tendency to slinking, or the cow slipping her calf. 1886 Field 13 Feb. 205/3 Unwholesome water is..a common cause of slinking amongst animals on the farm. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2019). slinkingadj. Etymology: < slink v. Compare Old English slincende creeping (things).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslinking. That slinks; moving, walking, etc. in a furtive or stealthy manner; marked or characterized by stealth or secrecy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective] privyc1230 thiefly1395 stalkinga1400 slyc1440 insidious1545 clanculary1563 hedge-creeping1579 thievish1587 sneaking1590 tiptoe1593 peaking1595 underworking1605 stealthya1616 subtlea1616 surreptitious?1615 clancular1621 stealthful?1624 insidiary1625 worming1631 subterranean1643 clancularious1656 hugger-mugger1692 slink1792 slinking1841 instealing1844 thief-like1847 furtive1859 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > stealthy slinking1841 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [adjective] creepinga1400 slyc1440 prowling1546 stealing1574 sneaking1590 cat-footed1598 soft-footed1603 surrepent1608 cat-likea1616 stealthya1616 grassant1659 sliving1661 creep-mouse1766 secret1768 slinking1841 pussy-footed1893 undercreeping1893 pussyfooting1926 slinky1951 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xxxv. 137 His manner was smooth and humble, but very sly and slinking. 1859 W. H. Gregory Egypt I. 176 The mangy, growling, but slinking pariah, the denizen of the dirt-heaps about Fellah villages. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 148 Such traces of albumin..I have often found in anæmic, slinking youths. Derivatives ˈslinkingly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > stealthily slinkingly1830 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb] softlyc1225 by stalea1240 privilya1250 slylyc1275 thieflyc1290 stealingly13.. by stealth1390 stalworthlya1400 theftfullyc1400 theftlyc1400 theftuouslyc1400 under veilc1425 thievishly?c1450 by theft1488 quietly1488 furtively1490 by surreption1526 hugger-muggera1529 in hugger-mugger1529 underhand1538 insidiously1545 creepingly1548 surreptiously1573 underboard1582 filchingly1583 sneakingly1598 underwater1600 slipperily1603 thief-likea1625 clandestinely1632 surreptitiously1643 thievously1658 clancularly1699 stownlins1786 stealthily1806 underhandedly1806 stolen-wise1813 on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818 round-the-corner1820 underhanded1823 stealthfully1828 slinkingly1830 slippingly1830 on the sneak?1863 sneakishly1867 behind backs1874 stalkingly1891 on the side1893 under the counter1926 underground1935 under the table1938 down and dirty1959 sneakily1966 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd II. v. viii. 188 He was slowly and slinkingly moving towards his own house. 1889 G. Gissing Nether World III. ix. 185 He went slinkingly, hurrying round corners, avoiding glances. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1611adj.1830
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