- present participle of slink.
slinking
Example Sentences
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The hush-hush raves that require knowing someone and slinking into condemned warehouses have always happened alongside parties thrown by big-name promoters.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
The album was “Transference,” its cover a grainy seventies tableau — a boy slinking low in a golden wingback chair, viridian curtains pooling behind him, a table lamp casting an almost aggressively orange glow.
From Salon • Dec. 30, 2025
Once, coming down the hillside, I was stopped by a family of coyotes slinking across the trail.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024
Even “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” that musical behemoth slinking from stadiums to screen, commands a rigorous 2 hours and 48.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2023
Their work done, they were driving home in Hendrik’s pickup when they saw a dog slinking along the side of the road.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
