(past and past participle slunk)no obj., with adverbial of direction
1- move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner鬼鬼祟祟地走路, 扭捏招摇地走路：
the fox came slinking through the bracken.
狐狸偷偷地穿过蕨丛。
1.1
- come or go unobtrusively or furtively悄悄地来（或去）：
all the staff have slunk off home.
所有的员工都悄悄地回家去了。
in sing.
- an act of moving in this way鬼鬼祟祟的走动; 扭捏招摇的走动; 悄悄的移动：
she moved with a sensuous slink.
她步态扭捏, 娇媚动人。
词源
Old English slincan 'crawl, creep'; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German slinken 'subside, sink'.