slink
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1. slink - Noun
2. slink - Adjective
3. slink - Verb
Meaning
Thin; lean.
To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak.
To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.
To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.
Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.
A thievish fellow; a sneak.
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I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey
Bob Dylan's 'Rough And Rowdy Ways' Breathes, Expands And Contracts: The good songs on Dylan's latest record inflate with interest; the mediocre songs start to shrink and slink away.
She let her cozy button-up slink down her arms in an alluring manner, offering a peek at her toned arms and shoulders, as well as her bronzed derriere.
So the kids slink off to figure out what they want to toss in the box, which will be excavated when Randall, Kevin and Kate are 18.
Her love for the natural world—the way a river sings, the slink of a snake’s skin, or the manner by which an empty field contains an unstoppable grin—is as profound as it is acute.
I mutter something about how all the people in Yemen are wonderful, how the world is wonderful, and wonderful it is to be in a wonderful country, and then slink away into the mist.