[slingk] 
verb, slunk or (Archaic
) slank; slunk; slink⋅ing; noun; adjective | 1. | to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame. |
| 2. | to walk or move in a slow, sinuous, provocative way. |
| 3. | (esp. of cows) to bring forth (young) prematurely. |
| 4. | a prematurely born calf or other animal. |
| 5. | born prematurely: a slink calf. |
| slink (slĭngk) v. slunk (slŭngk) also slinked, slink·ing, slinks v. intr. To move in a quiet furtive manner; sneak: slunk away ashamed; a cat slinking through the grass toward its prey. v. tr. To give birth to prematurely: The cow slinked its calf. n. An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely. adj. Born prematurely. [Middle English slinken, from Old English slincan.] slink'ing·ly adv. |