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Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.
Orison Swett Marden

Meaning of "slink" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLINK

Old English slincan; related to Middle Low German slinken to shrink, Old Swedish slinka to creep, Danish slunken limp.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SLINK

slink  [slɪŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLINK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slink is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb slink in English.

WHAT DOES SLINK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Slink

Slink was an online magazine published by the BBC for teenage girls. The health articles on the site were written by Dr Mel, a regular contributor to BBC Radio 1's The Sunday Surgery and Top of the Pops magazine. Slink was created by members of BBC Switch. On 15 May 2011, the Slink website was closed.

Definition of slink in the English dictionary

The first definition of slink in the dictionary is to move or act in a furtive or cringing manner from or as if from fear, guilt, etc. Other definition of slink is to move in a sinuous alluring manner. Slink is also to give birth to prematurely.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLINK

PRESENT

Present
I slink
you slink
he/she/it slinks
we slink
you slink
they slink
Present continuous
I am slinking
you are slinking
he/she/it is slinking
we are slinking
you are slinking
they are slinking
Present perfect
I have slunk
you have slunk
he/she/it has slunk
we have slunk
you have slunk
they have slunk
Present perfect continuous
I have been slinking
you have been slinking
he/she/it has been slinking
we have been slinking
you have been slinking
they have been slinking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I slunk
you slunk
he/she/it slunk
we slunk
you slunk
they slunk
Past continuous
I was slinking
you were slinking
he/she/it was slinking
we were slinking
you were slinking
they were slinking
Past perfect
I had slunk
you had slunk
he/she/it had slunk
we had slunk
you had slunk
they had slunk
Past perfect continuous
I had been slinking
you had been slinking
he/she/it had been slinking
we had been slinking
you had been slinking
they had been slinking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will slink
you will slink
he/she/it will slink
we will slink
you will slink
they will slink
Future continuous
I will be slinking
you will be slinking
he/she/it will be slinking
we will be slinking
you will be slinking
they will be slinking
Future perfect
I will have slunk
you will have slunk
he/she/it will have slunk
we will have slunk
you will have slunk
they will have slunk
Future perfect continuous
I will have been slinking
you will have been slinking
he/she/it will have been slinking
we will have been slinking
you will have been slinking
they will have been slinking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would slink
you would slink
he/she/it would slink
we would slink
you would slink
they would slink
Conditional continuous
I would be slinking
you would be slinking
he/she/it would be slinking
we would be slinking
you would be slinking
they would be slinking
Conditional perfect
I would have slink
you would have slink
he/she/it would have slink
we would have slink
you would have slink
they would have slink
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been slinking
you would have been slinking
he/she/it would have been slinking
we would have been slinking
you would have been slinking
they would have been slinking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you slink
we let´s slink
you slink
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to slink
Past participle
slunk
Present Participle
slinking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLINK


blink
blɪŋk
bobolink
ˈbɒbəˌlɪŋk
clink
klɪŋk
cufflink
ˈkʌfˌlɪŋk
dislink
dɪsˈlɪŋk
downlink
ˈdaʊnlɪŋk
enlink
ɪnˈlɪŋk
eyeblink
ˈaɪˌblɪŋk
hyperlink
ˈhaɪpəˌlɪŋk
iceblink
ˈaɪsˌblɪŋk
interlink
ˌɪntəˈlɪŋk
link
lɪŋk
Maeterlinck
ˈmeɪtəˌlɪŋk
Memlinc
ˈmɛmlɪŋk
permalink
ˈpɜːməˌlɪŋk
plink
plɪŋk
relink
riːˈlɪŋk
snowblink
ˈsnəʊˌblɪŋk
unlink
ʌnˈlɪŋk
uplink
ˈʌpˌlɪŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLINK

slimsy
slimy
sling
sling off
sling one´s hook
slingback
slinger
slinger ring
slingshot
slingstone
slinker
slinkier
slinkiest
slinkily
slinkiness
slinking
slinkskin
slinkweed
slinky
slinter

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLINK

cramboclink
cross-link
cuff link
data link
drag link
fixed link
hot link
missing link
on the blink
radio link
rail link
satellite link
the missing link
the weakest link
weak link
weakest link

Synonyms and antonyms of slink in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SLINK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «slink» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of slink
creep · ghost · prowl · pussyfoot · skulk · slip · sneak · steal

Translation of «slink» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLINK

Find out the translation of slink to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slink from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slink» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

百事灵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

slink
570 millions of speakers

English

slink
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छिपकर जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يغوص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Slink
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Slink
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গর্ভপাত হত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se glisser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slink
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schleichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シンク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스 링크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slink
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi lén
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பதுங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लँक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

erken doğurmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sgattaiolare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

slink
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Slink
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slink
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

slink
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Slink
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slink
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Synke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slink

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLINK»

The term «slink» is regularly used and occupies the 62.722 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLINK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «slink» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «slink» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slink

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3 QUOTES WITH «SLINK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slink.
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Orison Swett Marden
Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.
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Armistead Maupin
But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the shadows when it comes to having friendships with children.
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Sheridan Smith
I'm really grateful to my parents for having the confidence in me to let me go. I was terrified I might have to slink back to the village with my tail between my legs, and treated every job as though it were my last - I still do - but fortunately, I got work and things seemed to slot into place.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLINK»

Discover the use of slink in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slink and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cluster Analysis for Researchers
9.1 SLINK CLUSTERING METHOD SLINK is short for single linkage clustering method. Whereas the UPGMA clustering method defines the similarity between any two clusters as the arithmetic average of the similarities between the objects in ...
Charles Romesburg, 2004
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Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
3. vt to SLIP A FOAL III.4.6. slink K, -ed slinkt K 4. n RUBBISH V.I. 15. slink La 5. vi toSFOIL,referringtorneatorfishV.7.10.slirjk St slink-butcher n a KNACKER III. 11. 9 . slinkbutja Db slink-chap n a KNACKER III. 11.9. slirjktjap La slink-dealer n a ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
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Virtual Environments and Advanced Interface Design
In this case avoiding a collision between two of the slinks may cause a collision with a third slink. These situations are difficult to detect, and for real~time simulations the detection computations are usually too expensive. The most complicated ...
Woodrow Barfield, Thomas A. Furness, 1995
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The Odyssey of Daniel Bonner:
Slink had thereupon clubbed his victim to death, the signs clear, ungodly and violent. In the light of such evidence we did follow the bloody trail along which Slink had hauled the merchant to the edge of Cranmere mire and without remorse had ...
Dominic Buffery, 2013
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Essential System Administration: Tools and Techniques for ...
Files | 49 In contrast, a symbolic link slink to index will behave differently. The symbolic link appears as a separate entry in directory listings, marked as a link with an “l” as the first character in the mode string: % ls -l -rw------- 2 chavez chem  ...
Æleen Frisch, 2002
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The Chambers Dictionary
[Perh sling1 in the sense of toss off; poss Ger schlingen to swallow] slink slingk, vi to go sneakingly or ashamedly; (of an animal, esp a cow) to miscarry. — vi to slip; to droop; (of an animal, esp a cow) to give birth to prematurely: — pa t and pa ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
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The Edinburgh Annual Register
Thank you kindly, sir," said Slink. " To do you justice, Mr Slink,' said Wildwood, " you seem somewhat less cunning and artful than your friend Prime."" Ay, bless your heart," returned Slink, " I'm quite a mere natural, unfisticated poor sarvant.
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The Edinburgh Annual Register
Thank you kindly, sir," said Slink. " To do you justice, Mr Slink,' said Wildwood, " you seem somewhat less cunning and artful than your friend Prime." " Ay, bless your heart," returned Slink, " I'm quite a mere natural, unfisticated poor sarvant.
Sir Walter Scott, 1820
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LATIN 2008: Theoretical Informatics: 8th Latin American ...
In this section we present an entangled mechanism that supports operations LCA and SLink depending on each other. 5.1 Two Fundamental Observations We point out that SLink's and LCA's commute on suffix trees. Lemma 1. For any nodes ...
Eduardo Sany Laber, 2008
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Survey English Dialects
3. vt to SLIP A FOAL III.4.6. slink K, -ed slinkt K 4. n RUBBISH V.I. 15. slink La 5. vi toSFOIL,referringtorneatorfishV.7.10.slirjk St slink-butcher n a KNACKER III. 11. 9 . slinkbutja Db slink-chap n a KNACKER III. 11.9. slirjktjap La slink-dealer n a ...
Michael V. Barry, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLINK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slink is used in the context of the following news items.
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Six Pictures of Beautiful, Bizarre Worms That Slink Or Swim
Six Pictures of Beautiful, Bizarre Worms That Slink Or Swim. It's International Polychaete Day, so let's give these humble, but critical-to-the-food-web, animals ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
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Disrupting Credit Cards: A Q&A with LoanHero's Kristin Slink
Entrepreneurs Derek Barclay and Kristin Slink founded LoanHero, and they continue to serve as president and COO, respectively. I submitted some questions to ... «Xconomy, Jun 15»
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Guilty dog that knocked over bin slinks away from owner
Guilty dog that knocked over bin slinks away from owner ... he was in trouble when, after knocking over a rubbish bin, he tried to slink away from his owner. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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'Slink' Magazine "Perfection" Issue Is Interactive, Puts Readers On …
Since SLiNK Magazine's launch in 2010, the publication has been giving its plus size readership relatable cover stars. But now, instead of just relating to the ... «Bustle, May 15»
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Plus-Size Fashion Magazine, SLiNK Debuts As The Only Printed …
There are so many great independents, retailers and designer brands in the US all shifting their attention to plus-size and SLiNK Magazine is excited to be able ... «PR Web, Apr 15»
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Magazine Holds First Worldwide Model Search for Plus-Size Models
"This is the first of its kind," the editor of SLiNK, Rivkie Baum, tells PEOPLE. "While there have been plus-size model competitions before, this is the most ... «People Magazine, Mar 15»
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Plus-Size Magazine SLiNK Holds First-Ever Model Search For …
However in so many countries there is still a huge deficit in plus size fashion both retail and modelling opportunities," SLiNK editor Rivkie Baum told HuffPost UK ... «Huffington Post Canada, Mar 15»
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SLiNK Magazine, Styling Your Curves, Fashioning Your Life …
SLiNK Magazine, the leading printed plus size fashion glossy, launches on US newsstands at retailer, Barnes and Nobles. Currently the publication has ... «PR Web, Mar 15»
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Size 22 model Tess Holliday goes high fashion for SLiNK magazine
Speaking to the London-based magazine, the 18st 5lb model said: 'I want to empower girls in a different way. I'm lucky that I can do that with my body right now, ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
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As coyotes slink into Macon, locals are wary of their wile
Brian Deloach spotted a coyote in his neighbor's yard on Wesleyan Way off Forsyth Road this week, and took a picture. BRIAN DELOACH — SPECIAL TO THE ... «Macon Telegraph, Jan 15»

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