■ verb ( past and past participle slunk ) move quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner.
↘come or go unobtrusively or furtively.
■ noun an act of ~ing.
Origin
OE slincan 'crawl, creep'.
■ verb ( past and past participle slunk ) move quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner.
↘come or go unobtrusively or furtively.
■ noun an act of ~ing.
Origin
OE slincan 'crawl, creep'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004