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meow2u3

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39. Either one is correct, per Merriam-Webster

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:31 PM

Feb 2019

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slink

slink verb
ˈsliŋk

slunk ˈsləŋk
also slinked ˈsliŋ

k)t
; slinking
Definition of slink

(Entry 1 of 3)

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

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What is the past tense of "to slink," as in "to slink away from an important negotiation?" [View all] MineralMan Feb 2019 OP

According to the learned Dr Seuss it is "slunk" CentralMass Feb 2019 #1

Mmmm...Roast Beast! MineralMan Feb 2019 #2

If it's stink, stank, stunk. . . I guess it would be slink, slank, slunk. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #15

Not necessarily FakeNoose Feb 2019 #22

Or "think, thought, thought." MineralMan Feb 2019 #28

Dang. I was just sticking to the Dr. Seuse Grinch theme. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #37

Pet peeve of mine... llmart Feb 2019 #36

Thank you for pointing that out. Sloppy on my part. CentralMass Feb 2019 #40

Trump bombs bigly Soxfan58 Feb 2019 #3

Nice! MineralMan Feb 2019 #4

"turned tail" dalton99a Feb 2019 #5

Great photo! MineralMan Feb 2019 #6

Gotta go with slunk. panader0 Feb 2019 #7

That's right. Also slinked. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2019 #12

To take a trDump at the negotiating table. magicarpet Feb 2019 #8

His personal Vietnam / Bay of Pigs. tinrobot Feb 2019 #9

He slunk like a skunk... comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #10

Indeed he did. Smelled like one, too. MineralMan Feb 2019 #11

Trump's tiny flaccid performance in Vietnam RainCaster Feb 2019 #13

Flaccid is an excellent word to pair with Trump! MineralMan Feb 2019 #14

Slink, slank, slunk cyclonefence Feb 2019 #16

Aha! An additional alternative! MineralMan Feb 2019 #17

Well, I was an English major n/t cyclonefence Feb 2019 #20

As was I. MineralMan Feb 2019 #21

My New American Dictionary says you are right! CTyankee Feb 2019 #18

Oh for heaven's sake cyclonefence Feb 2019 #19

Well, I just happen to have my dictionary at my computer desk... CTyankee Feb 2019 #23

I have consulted an authoritative source on this: MineralMan Feb 2019 #24

I'm somewhat irregular myself cyclonefence Feb 2019 #25

Well, English is such a strange language. MineralMan Feb 2019 #27

It shows when little kids are learning to talk treestar Feb 2019 #31

Yes. The irregularity of verb conjugations in English MineralMan Feb 2019 #33

Larry David Says "Slunk" ChoppinBroccoli Feb 2019 #26

This was my choice for a response. saidsimplesimon Feb 2019 #30

Trump #Fail slunk away like the failure as a person he is. UCmeNdc Feb 2019 #29

Slunk because Mme. Defarge Feb 2019 #32

Slink slank slunk JCMach1 Feb 2019 #34

Think, Thank, Thunk. MineralMan Feb 2019 #35

Trump was Qaddafi'd by a corn cob by Kim Jong Un as he boarded AF-1. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #38

Either one is correct, per Merriam-Webster meow2u3 Feb 2019 #39

Slithered. Nt lostnfound Feb 2019 #41