Synonyms of slinking

slinking

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurking
• sneaking
• slipping
• sliding
• skulking
• crawling
• stealing
• snaking
• creeping
• tiptoeing
• shirking
• mousing
• inching
• pussyfooting
• mooching
• edging
• padding
• worming
• ghosting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slinking

Video posted to social media shows a man slinking behind In-N-Out signs and shrubs, seeking out the source of the gunfire. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026

Just running around wearing cloaks, slinking into and out of castles, slicing the throats of all who cross her. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026

At night, guard dogs and surveillance teams monitor the grounds year-round, because catastrophe at Wimbledon comes in the form of a two-foot-long fox slinking onto a court and marking its territory. — Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026

Once the performers appear, slinking in from the sides of the stage, the show firmly takes shape and eases smoothly from one episode from the Gospels to the next. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

In the official teaser, Lowen is slinking around the Crawford family house wearing a silk robe while Verity is fast asleep in bed. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026

Psarras spends the majority of his time slinking through space, scanning the highly detailed living room of opulence for the next steps of Tony’s grisly plan (the varied set design, which includes some ingenious touches with translucent walls, is by Ron Gasparinetti) . — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026

Mountbatten-Windsor appeared to be slinking down low in the back seat, perhaps in an attempt to avoid being pictured by the crowd of reporters waiting outside the police station where he was being questioned. — New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

Either way, Invisigal is in the room listening to her friends debate her fate, noticeably slinking out as the door seemingly opens on its own. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025