slink
- v walk stealthily
I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey
- The thieves slink off down the opposite riverbank in the dense fog.
- The hijackers of the plane didn't slink across the border at night or flash forged passports; most of them entered the country legally, on tourist, student or business visas.
- But rather than slink away, Sarah races after the thief and, in a gutsy speech, explains why she needs her stuffs back.