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- [slingk]
- /slɪŋk/
- /slɪŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [slingk]
- /slɪŋk/
Definitions of slinking word
- verb without object slinking to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame. 1
- verb without object slinking to walk or move in a slow, sinuous, provocative way. 1
- verb with object slinking (especially of cows) to bring forth (young) prematurely. 1
- noun slinking a prematurely born calf or other animal. 1
- adjective slinking born prematurely: a slink calf. 1
- adjective slinking moving in a furtive way 0
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Origin of slinking
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English slynken (v.), Old English slincan to creep, crawl; cognate with Low German slinken, German schlinken
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Parts of speech for Slinking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slinking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
slinking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slinking
adj slinking
- conspiratorial — If someone does something such as speak or smile in a conspiratorial way, they do it in a way that suggests they are sharing a secret with someone.
- creeping — (of a plant) having a stem that grows horizontally along the ground and throws out roots at intervals
- furtive — taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- hole-and-corner — secretive; clandestine; furtive: The political situation was full of hole-and-corner intrigue.
- inching — a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
adjective slinking
- worming — Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
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