Is Slinking in the Dictionary?

Is Slinking in the Dictionary?

verb (used without object), slunk [sluhngk] or (Archaic) slank [slangk]; slunk;slink·ing. to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame. to walk or move in a slow, sinuous, provocative way.

What does slinking mean mean?

intransitive verb. 1 : to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal. 2 : to move in a sinuous provocative manner. transitive verb. : to give premature birth to —used especially of a domestic animal a cow that slinks her calf.

Is slinking an adjective?

Slinking is an adjective. The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

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