slank

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creep by v.
creep by v.

VERB

creep by

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

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slank

First the buttons: thack-thack; then the lever: slank.

From Time Magazine Archive

German carp slank into his yard, began to feed upon the carrots, the asparagus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dan. slank, a depression in the land, a hollow, O. N. slakki, Norse slakke.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom

O. N. slakki, a slope, Norse slakke, Dan. slank.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom

He was left in a low slank after a fflood, and ye water fell away from him, and he died.

From Highways and Byways in Sussex by Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs