SLINK
What does "SLINK" mean?
To move quietly and stealthily, especially in shame, guilt, or to avoid notice.
Meanings
- To move in a furtive, sneaking way, often out of fear or guilt. He slunk out of the meeting before anyone could ask questions.
- To move in a smooth, sinuous, deliberately seductive manner. She slinked across the room in a satin gown. informal
Word origin
From Old English 'slincan' (to creep, crawl), from Proto-Germanic '*slinkaną', related to Low German 'slinken' (to shrink, sink).
Remember it
SLINK is a LINK in motion - low, smooth, and joined to the shadows by an S.
A little poem
Door ajar, shoes in hand,
he made himself a smaller thing-
guilt is the art of taking up less room.
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Wordplay
- The cat didn't sneak off - it slinked, which is the same crime committed with better posture.
What it teaches
The body confesses before the mouth does; we slink when we cannot meet the room's eyes.
Quick facts
What does SLINK mean?
To move quietly and stealthily, especially in shame, guilt, or to avoid notice.
Is SLINK a valid word?
Yes — SLINK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SLINK?
SLINK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SLINK come from?
From Old English 'slincan' (to creep, crawl), from Proto-Germanic '*slinkaną', related to Low German 'slinken' (to shrink, sink).
What can SLINK teach us?
The body confesses before the mouth does; we slink when we cannot meet the room's eyes.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.