Definitions

slunk

[sluhngk] / slʌŋk /

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

Example Sentences

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My voice was soft but my tone harsh, and the boy slunk away as if he’d done something wrong.

From Literature

He was ready to run, but his mother curled a finger at him and he slunk over to her.

From Literature

Exhausted and sick, he had slunk back to England to recover, to think, and to scheme.

From Literature

Then she slunk away, disappearing into the shadows as if she had never been in the doorway at all.

From Literature

Afterward, with the help of remaining friends, he slunk off to the U.S. in 1876, where he taught in Massachusetts for a while, then took up as a freelance newspaper writer in Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal