- 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
Not that you would know it from the way he first slinks onscreen, silent and watchful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
Tara just slinks away into a depressive state that barely anyone notices.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Snoopy slinks on all fours across a shadowy tree-lined road, made pink by the fiery red setting sun.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023
Instead of dust and tumbleweeds, mist slinks over the surface.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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