- slink away
- slink awayto creep or slither away furtively. •
The fox slunk away, leaving the henhouse as quietly as such a thing is possible.
•I hope that the skunk will slink away as quietly as it came.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
The fox slunk away, leaving the henhouse as quietly as such a thing is possible.
•I hope that the skunk will slink away as quietly as it came.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
slink away — index shirk Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Slink — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slink — [ 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slink — 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… … English dictionary
slink — [[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 … English dictionary
slink´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 … Useful english dictionary
slink — 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… … Useful english dictionary
slink — v. n. Sneak, skulk, steal away, slip away … New dictionary of synonyms
slink 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! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slip away — 1. Escape, glide away, slide away. 2. Sneak, skulk, slink, steal away, slink away … New dictionary of synonyms
To cast away — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English