'Slinking' definitions:

Definition of 'Slinking'

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  • Slink \Slink\, v. t. [imp. Slunk, Archaic Slank; p. p. Slunk; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinking.] [AS. slincan; probably akin to G. schleichen, E. sleek. See Sleek, a.]
  • 1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. "To slink away and hide." --Tale of Beryn. [1913 Webster]
  • Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • There were some few who slank obliquely from them as they passed. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts. [1913 Webster]

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