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
- 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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