slink
slink [slink slinks slunk slinking] BrE [slɪŋk] NAmE [slɪŋk] verb (slunk, slunkBrE [slʌŋk] ; NAmE [slʌŋk] )intransitive + adv./prep.
to move somewhere very quietly and slowly, especially because you are ashamed or do not want to be seen
Syn: ↑creep
•John was trying to slink into the house by the back door.
•The dog howled and slunk away.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English slincan ‘crawl, creep’; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German slinken ‘subside, sink’.
Example Bank:
•She slunk out of the room, feeling like a criminal.
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