slink+away
1slink away — index shirk Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Slink — Slink, v. t. [imp. {Slunk}, Archaic {Slank}; p. p. {Slunk}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slinking}.] [AS. slincan; probably akin to G. schleichen, E. sleek. See {Sleek}, a.] 1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. To slink away and hide. Tale of… …
3slink — [ slıŋk ] (past tense and past participle slunk) verb intransitive slink away/off/out etc. to go somewhere slowly and quietly so that people will not notice you: Ray slunk out of the building …
4slink — UK [slɪŋk] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms slink : present tense I/you/we/they slink he/she/it slinks present participle slinking past tense slunk UK [slʌŋk] / US past participle slunk to go somewhere slowly and quietly so that people will… …
5slink — [[t]slɪ̱ŋk[/t]] slinks, slinking, slunk VERB If you slink somewhere, you move there quietly because you do not want to be seen. [V adv/prep] He decided that he couldn t just slink away, so he went and sat next to his wife. Syn: sneak …
6slink´ing|ly — slink1 «slihngk», intransitive verb, slunk or (Archaic) slank, slunk, slink|ing. to move in a secret, guilty manner; sneak: »After stealing the meat, the dog slunk away. ╂[Old En …
7slink — 1. v.intr. (past and past part. slunk) (often foll. by off, away, by) move in a stealthy or guilty or sneaking manner. Etymology: OE slincan crawl 2. v. & n. v.tr. (also absol.) (of an animal) produce (young) prematurely. n. 1 an animal, esp. a… …
8slink — v. n. Sneak, skulk, steal away, slip away …
9slink past tense and past participle slunk — verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move somewhere quietly and secretly, especially because you are afraid or ashamed (+ away/off/back etc): I saw you slinking off early! …
10slip away — 1. Escape, glide away, slide away. 2. Sneak, skulk, slink, steal away, slink away …
