slink

«slink» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to move quietly and sneakily, trying not to be seen — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (slink, slinks, slunk, slinking)

meaning for a pupil

1) To slink is to move quietly and sneakily, trying not to be seen. tree →

2) To slink away is to leave quietly, looking ashamed or hiding. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The Psalm says lions slink back to their dens at sunrise. It shows God's care in setting day for people and night for wild animals. In the primary lessons: in animal tales, a sly fox or a wild beast creeps off and hides from a bigger animal.

examples

• The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens. (Writings PSA.104.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• The cat slunk under the table when the dog barked. tree →
• The Fox slunk away behind a tree. tree →
• He slinks off to his bed above the stove. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «slink» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.