Showing Results for "slank"

slank

VERB

creep by

Synonyms

WEAK

coast cower glide glissade go stealthily gumshoe lurk meander pass quietly prowl pussyfoot shirk sidle skitter skulk slick slide slip snake sneak steal undulate

VERB

creep by

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lurk meander prowl sidle skitter skulk slither sneak undulate

STRONG

coast cower glide glissade mooch pussyfoot shirk slick slide slip snake steal

WEAK

go stealthily gumshoe pass quietly

Example Sentences

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German carp slank into his yard, began to feed upon the carrots, the asparagus.

From Time Magazine Archive

First the buttons: thack-thack; then the lever: slank.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was left in a low slank after a fflood, and ye water fell away from him, and he died.

From Highways and Byways in Sussex by Griggs, Frederick Landseer Maur

Dr. Merrick took them up, and slank noiselessly from the room, murmuring as he went some inarticulate words to the effect that he had only desired to serve her.

From The Woman Who Did by Allen, Grant

Gosh, he gave them a talking to, and they slank away.

From Living Alone by Benson, Stella