Main Entry: ¹slink

Pronunciation: \ˈsliŋk\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): slunk \ˈsləŋk\ also slinked \ˈsliŋ(k)t\; slink·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slincan to creep; akin to Old English slingan to worm, twist

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb 1 : to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
2 : to move in a sinuous provocative mannertransitive verb : to give premature birth to —used especially of a domestic animal <a cow that slinks her calf>

synonyms see lurk