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

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lurk meander prowl sidle skitter skulk slither sneak undulate

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

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go stealthily gumshoe pass quietly

Example Sentences

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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 Flom, George Tobias

Ernest slank down the staircase again with a sinking heart, and tried to get no further hints from the respectabilities of King's Bench Walk, at least in this his utmost extremity.

From Philistia by Allen, Grant

I didn't hear what she said to him, but I could see he was utterly crushed by the way he slank away with his tail between his legs, like a whipped spaniel.

From Philistia by Allen, Grant