slink
(countable) A furtive sneaking motion.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(countable) A furtive sneaking motion.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(intransitive) To sneak about furtively.
The leaving us was just a feint; / Back here to London did he slink, / And now works on without a wink / Of sleep, and we are on the brink
Origin: From , sclynken, from , from , from , *slenk-, from . Cognate with , , , . Compare also . More at sleek. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
(ambitransitive) To give birth to an animal prematurely.
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