Slink
To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak.
To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.
To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.
Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
Thin; lean.
The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.
A thievish fellow; a sneak.
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Slink Quotations
Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.
Orison Swett Marden
Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
Baltasar Gracian
But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the shadows when it comes to having friendships with children.
Armistead Maupin
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Slink Translations
slink in German is schleichen
slink in Italian is strisciare
slink in Spanish is entrar furtivamente
slink in Swedish is slinka, smyga
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