slounge
slounge verb: to move in a slouching manner.
Verb
slounge (third-person singular simple present slounges, present participle slounging, simple past and past participle slounged)
- To move in a slouching manner.
- At this he gathered his mutilated limbs to the centre of gravity, and like a genuine coward slounged away, the express image of baseness in ruins.1833, John Kennedy, Geordie Chalmers; or, the Law in Glenbuckie, page 165
- [T]hey pass along the streets of our cities, with the slounging gait, and careless, awkward swagger of men who have no idea that personal carriage forms a subject of the slightest importance.1859, Alexander Walker, Hours off and on Sentry, page 171
Forms of slounge
| third-person singular present | slounges |
|---|---|
| present participle | slounging |
| past participle | slounged |
| past | slounged |
Questions about slounge
- What does slounge mean?
- Slounge means to move in a slouching manner.
- What part of speech is slounge?
- Slounge is a verb.
- What is the past tense of slounge?
- The past tense of slounge is slounged.
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