- present tense form of slink (3rd person singular).
slinks
Example Sentences
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He slinks along a wall, scales a cliff, navigates drain pipes and leaps up and down from his preferred perch—behind the left shoulder of Din Djarin, aka the Mandalorian warrior.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
If anyone can drag an art-house phenomenon into the mainstream, it’s Léa Seydoux, who pockets “Dune” and James Bond movies whenever she slinks on screen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
These days, he says, if the doorbell rings unexpectedly, the whole household snaps into survival mode — lights off, bodies flattened behind the couch, everyone holding their breath until the offending visitor slinks away.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025
As the sounds of torrential rain and creaking floorboards set an increasingly macabre mood, Patrick slinks toward pure paranoia as he wonders who his mysterious yet familiar-looking visitor might be, and what she’s after.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024
Ben slinks back a little farther into the bushes.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
