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Meanings of slink away in English

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Usage of slink away in English
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He did not slink away quietly and poison himself in a ditch.
Pages from a Journal with Other Papers
2
They slink away pretty quickly if you shine a light at them.
La's orchestra saves the world
3
To slink away from the young man would be to rouse suspicion.
What's Bred in the Bone
4
I did not slink away through cowardice, but through an unbounded vanity.
Notes from the Underground
5
They bark at him, and then slink away behind the gate.
Savva and the Life of Man: Two plays by Leonid Andreyev
6
Paul did not slink away, though, as she apparently expected him to do.
Paul of dune
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The detective did not attempt to slink away-hewas too cool and ready-witted
The "Dock Rats" of New York; Or, The Smuggler Band's Last Stand
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He watched them slink away, and then turned to the mate.
The Crusade of the Excelsior
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In fact, he looked like he desperately would like to slink away unnoticed.
Arthas: rise of the lich king
10
He wavered, and started to slink away, but Tom seized him and said:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete
11
Why did you slink away from Prince Ravorelli this morning? she said, intensely.
Castle Craneycrow
12
Yet I do nothing but slink away from the feasting hall in shame.
The Princess of Egypt Must Die
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The furthermost members of the pack began to slink away.
Lost in the Air
14
Those who are of any use slink away, and only the needy are left.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
15
The thing in that machine is going to slink away like the neighborhood bully.
Night Shift
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They tried to slink away, hoping he would not follow.
Surrender to the will of the night
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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