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slinked

VERB

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Synonyms

WEAK

coast cower glide glissade go stealthily gumshoe lurk meander pass quietly prowl pussyfoot shirk sidle skitter skulk slick slide slip snake sneak steal undulate

VERB

creep by

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lurk meander prowl sidle skitter skulk slither sneak undulate

STRONG

coast cower glide glissade mooch pussyfoot shirk slick slide slip snake steal

WEAK

go stealthily gumshoe pass quietly

Example Sentences

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He says: "It was about 4 to 5ft long in body, had a long tail and muscular rolling shoulders as it slowly slinked away."

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

Soon, the Titan slinked into the water and dropped into the deep, descending toward a dream.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2023

The writer who runs a dairy in crepe-flat Skagit Valley politely nodded while I slinked away to research the word.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Grainy photos of the cougar shared on social media showed him sporting his radio collar as he slinked around plastic trash bins, adobe-style garage facades and the narrow streets of Silver Lake’s residential neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2022

Otto leapt over a mirror tentacle and one of Dr. Medina’s snakes as they slinked toward a terrified Flux fighter, and wrapped his arms around a startled Sheed.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles