Synonyms for slink

Grammar : Verb

Spell : slingk

Phonetic Transcription : slɪŋk

Top 10 synonyms for slink

Other synonyms for the word slink

Définition of slink

Origin : Old English slincan "to creep, crawl" (of reptiles), from Proto-Germanic *slinkan (cf. Swedish slinka "to glide," Dutch slinken "to shrink, shrivel;" related to sling (v.)). Of persons, attested from late 14c. Related: Slinked; slinking.

verb creep by

Example sentences :

He waited his opportunity to slink out of camp to the woods.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

He would have succeeded, nevertheless, had he not been so ready to slink off as soon as you looked at him.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

You can't hope to slink past a cunning, wide-awake, evil brute like he was.
Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad

I believe my faith the higher, the better for mankind—Am I to slink away?
Extract from : « The Mob (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

Can I slink by a side-road out of sight of my own intelligence?'
Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

In an instant, before the villain could slink away, I had him by the neck.
Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed

For a moment I was abashed and would have liked to slink out of sight.
Extract from : « The Rose of Old St. Louis » by Mary Dillon

But he had one sentence more to hear before he was suffered to slink away.
Extract from : « Simon Dale » by Anthony Hope

The fact is, he fears man and will slink sway at his approach.
Extract from : « The Burgess Animal Book for Children » by Thornton W. Burgess

Most other snakes will try and slink into a corner, or hide up.
Extract from : « India and the Indians » by Edward F. Elwin

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