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Synonyms
slink (slĭngk)

[Middle English slinken, from Old English slincan.]

verb: slunk (slŭngk), also slinked, slink·ing, slinks. 

intransitive verb 

To move in a quiet furtive manner; sneak: slunk away ashamed; a cat slinking through the grass toward its prey.

transitive verb 

To give birth to prematurely: The cow slinked its calf.

noun 

An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely.

adjective 

Born prematurely.

derivatives

slinḱing·ly
adverb