SLINK | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Slink

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Old English slincan ‘crawl, creep’; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German slinken ‘subside, sink’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: slɪŋk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner

Short Definition:

move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in stealthy or sensuous manner

Examples:
  • the fox came slinking through the bracken

Word: Slink

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: slɪŋk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a slinking movement or walk

Short Definition:

slinking movement or walk

Examples:
  • she moved with a sensuous slink

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