slink

v., slunk (slŭngk), also slinked, slink·ing, slinks.

v.intr.
To move in a quiet furtive manner; sneak: slunk away ashamed; a cat slinking through the grass toward its prey.

v.tr.
To give birth to prematurely: The cow slinked its calf.

n.
An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely.

adj.
Born prematurely.

[Middle English slinken, from Old English slincan.]

slinkingly slink'ing·ly adv.

verb

To move silently and furtively: creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slip, snake, sneak, steal. Slang gumshoe. See move/halt.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: walk stealthily

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - liste, luske, sjokke
v. tr. - føde for tidligt
n. - luskepeter, for tidligt født kalv, lusken, vantrivsel
adj. - vantreven

Nederlands (Dutch)
sluipen

Français (French)
v. intr. - se déplacer furtivement
v. tr. - donner naissance à un prématuré (une vache)
n. - veau prématuré
adj. - prématuré

Deutsch (German)
v. - schleichen
n. - zu früh geborenes Kalb
adj. - zu früh geboren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ξε)γλιστρώ, δραπετεύω, ξεφεύγω, (για ζώα) γεννώ πρόωρα
n. - ζώο πρόωρου τοκετού

Italiano (Italian)
sgattaiolare, nascere prematuramente (anim.), abortire (anim.)

Português (Portuguese)
v. - esquivar-se, escapulir-se
n. - parir prematuramente (animal)

Русский (Russian)
красться, ходить раскачивая бедрами, выкинуть (плод - о животных), выкидыш (у животных), движение, сделанное украдкой, недоношенный

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - abortar, andar furtivamente
v. tr. - abortar
n. - becerro u otro animal nacido prematuramente
adj. - nacido prematuramente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - smyga sig, slinka, kasta (djur), föda för tidigt
n. - för tidigt född kalv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
潜行, 溜走, 潜逃, 不足月产下, 早产, 鬼鬼祟祟的人, 早产的动物, 早产的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 潛行, 溜走, 潛逃
v. tr. - 不足月產下, 早產
n. - 鬼鬼祟祟的人, 早產的動物
adj. - 早產的

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 살금살금 걷다, 살짝 움직이다, (여자가) 간들거리며 걷다
v. tr. - (특히 소가) 새끼 소를 조산하다
n. - 좀도둑, 조산한 새끼
adj. - 조산의

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - こそこそ歩く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تضع البهيمه حملها سقطا, ينسل خلسه (الاسم) جنين الحيوان يلقى قبل اوانه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התגנב, חמק‬
v. tr. - ‮המליטה לפני הזמן‬
n. - ‮חיה, בעיקר עגל, שנולדה לפני הזמן‬
adj. - ‮נולד לפני זמנו‬

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