Slunk

Then amidst a loud hooting, Hall took his weapons and without a word slunk into the boat of the Raven that lay astern, and rowed ashore; nor did Eric see his face for many months. ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)

He had heard of his extraordinary powers of curing almost every description of malady peculiar to the human frame, and without another word slunk out of the room. ❋ William Carleton (1831)

Hahn-Bin who uses only his first name slunk across the stage with his instrument, propped himself atop a piano and whipped his bow toward the crowd, more ringmaster than concertmaster. ❋ By ALEX HAWGOOD (2011)

The past several years I have kind of slunk around and sulked and not really celebrated or feted my birthday. ❋ Zombie Mom (2009)

When we got just about up to the grove -- the police believed that the Klansmen were really out there, I guess -- so they kind of slunk back. ❋ Staff (2001)

I kind of slunk along, sticking to the walls, hands in my pockets. ❋ Cory Doctorow (N/A)

Jurgis 'task to slide them into the trap, calves and all, and on the floor below they took out these "slunk" calves, and butchered them for meat, and used even the skins of them. ❋ Upton Sinclair (1923)

One curious thing he had noticed, the very first day, in his profession of shoveler of guts; which was the sharp trick of the floor bosses whenever there chanced to come a "slunk" calf. ❋ Upton Sinclair (1923)

So in a trice the carcass of the cow would be cleaned out, and entrails would have vanished; it was Jurgis 'task to slide them into the trap, calves and all, and on the floor below they took out these "slunk" calves, and butchered them for meat, and used even the skins of them. ❋ Unknown (1906)

The reporter kind of slunk away and even apologized for using the word "meltdown." ❋ Larry Brown (2010)

While we were fighting for these things, they slunk back home, settled on the couch, and popped in Super Mario. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I thought the fake doctor would have completed his CRA/GSE rant, made his standard predictions about the vunerability of middle eastern oil supply lines, touted his superiority, and slunk back under his rock long before now. ❋ Unknown (2010)

From under my slunk. tea today: Russian caravan teacup today: Cape Cod bikinis temperature this morning: 19 degrees miles to Isengard: 149.2 ❋ Jmeadows (2010)

Now I'm going to curl up under my slunk and watch Criminal Minds. ❋ Ellen_datlow (2010)

After Amman, the landscape flattened, stretched itself out, and gradually slunk off into the night. ❋ Annia Ciezadlo (2011)

Randy dropped his soft briefcase to the floor and slunk into the chair, his eyes fixating on a particularly interesting groove in the wood of the desk. ❋ Nathaniel Tower (2011)

Then it did burst, and George W. Bush slunk off to Texas, leaving Barack Obama to clean up the mess. ❋ Unknown (2010)