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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. walk stealthily;
- Example: "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slink \Slink\, v. t. To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slink \Slink\, a. 1. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf. [1913 Webster] 2. Thin; lean. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slink \Slink\, n. 1. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time. [1913 Webster] 2. A thievish fellow; a sneak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

slink v 1: walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"