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slinks

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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

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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

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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

Tara just slinks away into a depressive state that barely anyone notices.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

A little later, Crenshaw slinks back into the dressing room grousing about having to clean up someone’s faux-blood in the bar’s backstage bathroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Snoopy slinks on all fours across a shadowy tree-lined road, made pink by the fiery red setting sun.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2023

Ben slinks back a little farther into the bushes.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness