SLUNK
What does "SLUNK" mean?
The past tense and past participle of 'slink'; moved away quietly and furtively.
Meanings
- Past tense of 'slink': moved off in a stealthy, guilty, or fearful way. The dog slunk under the porch when it heard the thunder.
- Past participle of 'slink', used in perfect tenses. By then the suspect had slunk away into the crowd.
Word origin
Past tense of 'slink', from Old English 'slincan' (to creep, crawl), from Proto-Germanic '*slinkaną'.
Remember it
SLUNK rhymes with 'shrunk' - and that's the posture: someone who has just made themselves small and gone.
A little poem
No goodbye, no closing line-
he slunk past the lit window,
and the room never knew it had been left.
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What it teaches
The quietest exits leave the loudest questions; we remember most who slunk away.
Quick facts
What does SLUNK mean?
The past tense and past participle of 'slink'; moved away quietly and furtively.
Is SLUNK a valid word?
Yes — SLUNK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SLUNK?
SLUNK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SLUNK come from?
Past tense of 'slink', from Old English 'slincan' (to creep, crawl), from Proto-Germanic '*slinkaną'.
What can SLUNK teach us?
The quietest exits leave the loudest questions; we remember most who slunk away.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.