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How to use slink in a sentence

17 example sentences · verb, noun, adjective

Slink means to sneak about furtively. Example: “The battle rapper ethered his opponent and caused him to slink away in shame.”

Examples of slink by meaning

verbTo sneak about furtively.

  • Earnest slunk backstage.2013 November, Glenn Thrush, “Locked in the Cabinet”, in POLITICO
  • As if ashamed of its appearance, it slinks into Platform 2 (instead of Platform 1, where it was expected).2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67

verbTo give birth to an animal prematurely.

  • a cow that slinks her calf

nounA furtive sneaking motion.

  • His slink became a stride; he held his tail high; his eyes began to look more curious than scared.1998, Beppie Noyes, Mosby, the Kennedy Center Cat, page 30

More sentences with slink

  • The battle rapper ethered his opponent and caused him to slink away in shame.From the entry ether
  • We saw a shady character slinking out of the office with some papers.From the entry character
  • She would feel ridiculous slinking around in clinging lame dresses and teeteringly high heels, playing the seductress.2008, Suzanne White, The New Chinese Astrology. From the entry teeteringly
  • Think slink in tee-shirty “Vanessa” jersey bodydresses of 65% polyester and 35% cotton printed with water bugs!1974 February 28, The Citizen, 131st year, number 203, Ottawa, Ont., page 32. From the entry tee-shirty
  • He still looks wonderfully young, despite his awkward, shuffling, slinking walk, and his stooped shoulders.1901, George Makepeace Towle, Beaconsfield: In Society - in Parliament - in Literature, Appleton, page 121. From the entry stooped
  • Bracketed by two roiling group passages, smaller dances slink by, marked by much creaturely creeping and carnivorous eroticism.2007 March 5, Claudia La Rocco, “Infernal Shades, Apparitions at Dusk, Spirits Who Tango”, in New York Times. From the entry creaturely
  • In Our War the Retreads usually slinked in over-aged, over-weight and overcautious in the face of a new generation.1950, Air Force Association, United States Army, Air Force Magazine. From the entry retread
  • No more will he slink silently upon his unsuspecting prey.1915 December 4 – 1916 January 8, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter V, in The Son of Tarzan, Chicago, Ill.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg &…. From the entry quite
  • Patrolling the open water between the tropical islands and slinking into lagoons and bays are geosaurines, smooth-skinned crocodiles as large as an orca.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 137. From the entry geosaurine
  • If the rural poor ate birds then the urban poor ate pairings of tripe, slink (prematurely born calves), or broxy (diseased sheep).1983, Anthony S. Wohl, Endangered lives: public health in Victorian Britain, →ISBN, page 50. From the entry broxy
  • As the Monsieurs suddenly showed up and confronted the situation with wicked grins on their faces, the gang members decided to sullenly disperse and slink away.2011, Rick Johnson, That's My Teenage Son: How Moms Can Influence Their Boys to Become Good Men, Revell, →ISBN, page 204. From the entry monsieur
  • He stared speechless at the booing stands for a moment and then, instead of slinking away, threw his bat into the air and shouted: “Hot Dawg!1937, Jerome Bahr, All Good Americans, page 109. From the entry diggety
  • "Just as I reached Amen, when the creature should have been slinking away abashed, the big bearskin hearthrug stood up on end and simply enveloped me."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html)…. From the entry hearthrug

Meaning of slink

  1. verb To sneak about furtively.
  2. verb To give birth to an animal prematurely.
  3. noun A furtive sneaking motion.

Full definition of slink

Questions about slink in a sentence

How do you use slink in a sentence?
Slink is used as a verb, noun and adjective. For example: “The battle rapper ethered his opponent and caused him to slink away in shame.”
What is a short sentence with slink?
“Earnest slunk backstage.”
What does slink mean?
Slink means to sneak about furtively.

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