slinking

present participle of slink
as in lurking
to move about in a sly or secret manner like a thief slinking about in the middle of the night

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Recent Examples of slinking The women wear stunning fashion numbers, Sebastian’s wife Dineo Price slinking down a staircase in a cleavage revealing skimpy number in its opening minutes. John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025 With the same playfulness of her makeup, Woods slicked the body of her hair in a bun on top of her head; her caramel-colored curled ends slinking around. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025 Now summer is slinking off and autumn is rushing in, cool and a little wistful. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slinking
Verb
  • The back-to-back incidents prompted concern that risky loans may be lurking on banks’ books.
    Liz Napolitano,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Finally, Aleah and Tom end up at the house, slowly sneaking around and trying to maintain the upper hand in a dazzling shoot-out.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But the main action involved Norman Reedus’ Daryl sneaking into El Alcazar and killing pretty much everyone there of any villainous importance, while also freeing Roberto’s girlfriend Justina (Candela Saitta).
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An op-ed about a country slipping and state failure.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • He is accused of slipping incapacitating drugs into victims’ food or drinks before assaulting them between 2021 and 2024.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Both starting QBs left due to injury – Stanford’s Ben Gulbranson suffered a leg injury while being sacked in the second quarter, and FSU’s Tommy Castellanos was injured while sliding by safety Mitch Leigber, who was ejected for targeting.
    Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Slinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slinking. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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