slunk

variants also slinked
past tense of slink
as in lurked
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 slunk Locksley has not posted a winning record in Big Ten play through six seasons, and his team slunk to 1-8 last season. Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slunk
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  • Parasites lurked inside the fish and turned out to be a new species.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Supporting star Jason Momoa walked the red carpet in a striking pink suit prior to the screening but snuck out with his entourage before the film played.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Near Broadbelt’s home, a very small dog snuck out from behind a fence and barked at reporters on the sidewalk.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • On Wednesday, a similar scene closely followed as the funeral procession for Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Hunter Simoncic crawled along through the highways and streets in the community Simoncic worked to keep safe.
    Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Eby crawled across a ladder over the water to the vehicle, then crawled back with the child on his back, the video shows.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Slunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slunk. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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