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slunk
slunk S0486700 (slŭngk)v.A past tense and a past participle of slink.slunk (slʌŋk) vb the past tense and past participle of slinkslink (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. Translationsslink (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. 溜走(進)，潛逃 溜走（进），潜逃 slunk
slink outTo exit or depart (from some place) in a quiet, sneaky, inconspicuous, or furtive manner. The would-be burglar slunk out of the house after hit the alarm. I knew the teacher wanted to lecture me about the poor results on my test, so I made a plan to slink out as soon as the bell rang. No matter who I'm rooting for, it always breaks my heart to watch the losing team slink out at the end of the game.See also: out, slinkslink offTo leave or retreat in a quiet, sneaky, inconspicuous, or furtive manner. The would-be burglar slunk off after tripping the alarm. I knew the teacher wanted to lecture me about the poor results on my test, so I made a plan to slink off as soon as the bell rang. No matter who I'm rooting for, it always breaks my heart to watch the losing team slink off the field at the end of the game.See also: off, slinkslink awayTo leave or retreat in a quiet, sneaky, inconspicuous, or furtive manner. The would-be burglar slunk away after tripping the alarm. I knew the teacher wanted to lecture me about the poor results on my test, so I made a plan to slink away as soon as the bell rang. No matter who I'm rooting for, it always breaks my heart to watch the losing team slink away at the end of the game.See also: away, slinkslink aboutTo move about in a quiet, sneaky, inconspicuous, or furtive manner. There were some suspicious figures slinking about in the shadows, so we decided to go a different way home. The boss is always slinking about the office, making sure everyone is being productive. The dog slunk about to see if anyone would give him scraps from the table.See also: slinkslink aroundTo move around in a quiet, sneaky, inconspicuous, or furtive manner. There were some suspicious figures slinking around in the shadows, so we decided to go a different way home. The boss is always slinking around the office, making sure everyone is being productive. The dog slunk around to see if anyone would give him scraps from the table.See also: around, slinkslink inTo enter some place in a quiet, sneaky, inconspicuous, or furtive manner. The burglar slunk in without making a sound. Marty came slinking in the room, late to class as usual.See also: slinkslink into (some place)To enter some place in a quiet, sneaky, inconspicuous, or furtive manner. The burglar slunk into the house without making a sound. Marty came slinking into the room, late to class as usual.See also: slinkslink aroundto creep or slither around furtively. The cat slunk around, waiting for a chance to get at the bird. Don't slink around like that. Someone is likely to take you for a robber.See also: around, slinkslink awayto creep or slither away furtively. The fox slunk away, leaving the henhouse as quietly as such a thing is possible. I hope that the skunk will slink away as quietly as it came.See also: away, slinkslink in(to something)to creep into something. The cat slunk into the hallway and lay down in the middle of the floor. I left the door ajar and a cat slunk in.See also: slinkslink offto creep away furtively. Carl was embarrassed and tried to slink off, but the ushers spotted him. The boys slunk off from the picnic and smoked some cigarettes.See also: off, slinkslink out (of some place)to creep out of some place furtively. The fox slunk out of the henhouse just as the farmer came out. It slunk out and got away.See also: out, slinkslink awayAlso, slink off. Depart furtively, as in The shoplifter slipped an item into his coat pocket and slunk away, or After that severe scolding, she slunk off. This term employs slink in the sense of "move stealthily," a usage dating from the late 1300s. See also: away, slinkEncyclopediaSeeslink |