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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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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