My wife had always been a woman of a frank, open nature, and it gave me a chill to see her slinking into her own room, and crying out and wincing when her own husband spoke to her.
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Slinking
Synonyms for "slinking" (37 found)
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Noun(4 words)
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8 entriescatlike slinkingslinking approachslinking behaviorslinking gaitslinking motionslinking movementslinking postureslinking silhouette
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[A]t midnight, after wanderings that were but slinkings away from cheerfulness and light, I slunk to my bed.
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