slunken

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slunken

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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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UK, dialectal Shrivelled; lean, lank.

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"slunken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/slunken. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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slunken. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/slunken

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"slunken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/slunken.

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@misc{slunken_2026,
  title = {slunken},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slunken},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}