slink
(verb) walk stealthily; โI saw a cougar slinking toward its preyโ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slink (third-person singular simple present slinks, present participle slinking, simple past and past participle slinked or slank or slunk)
(intransitive) To sneak about furtively.
(ambitransitive) To give birth to an animal prematurely.
slink (countable and uncountable, plural slinks)
(countable) A furtive sneaking motion.
The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf.
The meat of such a prematurely born animal.
(obsolete) A bastard child, one born out of wedlock.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A thievish fellow; a sneak.
slink (comparative more slink, superlative most slink)
(Scotland) thin; lean
• kilns, links
Source: Wiktionary
Slink, v. t. [imp. Slunk, Archaic Slank (; p. p. Slunk; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinking.] Etym: [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.
Definition: 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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 May 2025
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