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Slinking

To sneak about furtively.

📖 Definitions of "Slinking"

verb
  1. 1

    To sneak about furtively.

  2. 2

    To give birth to an animal prematurely.

    "a cow that slinks her calf"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of one who slinks.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slinking"

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WordDefinition
skulkverbTo move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
slippagenounA lessening of performance or achievement.
sneakingverbSecret or underhand; not openly avowed.
slimingnounThe action of coating with slime, or an instance of doing this.
lyingverbAn act or telling a lie or falsehood; the practice of telling lies.
slipagenounDated spelling of slippage.
slopperynounSlippery and messy.
sneakingnessnounsneaking or underhand behaviour; cowardly concealment
slipnounAn act or instance of slipping.
outslipverb(obsolete, transitive) To escape, to slip away from.
lapsenounA temporary failure; a slip.
sneakerynounInvolving or characteristic of sneakers.
asslingnounThe act of loafing around; hesitation
slightingnounThe act of giving a slight or snub.
slipslopnounPoor writing; text that is imprecise, weak, or overly informal.
skirtingverbThe act of one who skirts around something, or avoids it.
shaftingnoun(slang) The act of deceiving or harming a person.
backslidingnounAn occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
slipupnounAlternative form of slip-up. [(idiomatic) A (small) error or mistake; a (minor) misstep.]
dissemblancenoun(uncountable) Dissembling, as a kind of behavior; dissembling, generally.

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