slinking
Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Encyclopedia.
slink
(slĭngk)v. slunk (slŭngk) also slinked, slink·ing, slinks
v.intr.
To move in a quiet furtive manner; sneak: slunk away ashamed; a cat slinking through the grass toward its prey.
v.tr.
To give birth to prematurely: The cow slinked its calf.
adj.
Born prematurely.
[Middle English slinken, from Old English slincan.]
slink′ing·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
slinking
(ˈslɪŋkɪŋ)adj
moving in a furtive waymoving in a sinuously graceful way
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Translations
slinking
[ˈslɪŋkɪŋ] adj (movement) → furtivo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995