Associations to the word «Slink»

Wiktionary

SLINK, verb. (intransitive) To sneak about furtively.
SLINK, verb. (transitive) To give birth to an animal prematurely.
SLINK, noun. The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf.
SLINK, noun. (UK) (Scotland) (dialect) A thievish fellow; a sneak.
SLINK, adjective. (Scotland) thin; lean

Dictionary definition

SLINK, verb. Walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley