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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slunken

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
slunken
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shrivelled; lean, lank.

British usage

Etymology

From the past participle of slink. Compare Scots slunken (“lank, emaciated, lean, sunken”), Norwegian slunken (“lean, lank”), Danish slunken (“lean, lank”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

more slunken (comparative) most slunken (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

slink

Questions

What does slunken mean?
Shrivelled; lean, lank.
Where does slunken come from?
From the past participle of slink. Compare Scots slunken (“lank, emaciated, lean, sunken”), Norwegian slunken (“lean, lank”), Danish slunken (“lean, lank”).

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