- 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
Listen, I know you see them slinking around Elysian Park or your neighborhood, and you think, “Can I pet that dog?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025
Undulating hills slinking off into the misty nothingness of the horizon.
From New York Times • May 20, 2024
Should Naima paint a crocodile slinking through lily pads?
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
