- present participle of slink.
slinking
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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
“Water,” the Johannesburg native’s smash 2023 single, is feather-light and elegant, slinking around a deft amapiano beat .
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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
A few seconds later, they caught sight of him slinking low to the ground across the clearing, moving silently to the cottage’s nearest window.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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