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How to pronounce “slinky”
Hear “slinky” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for slinky
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of slinky with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How we're honoring people overlooked by history
even the person who came up with the name on the Slinky.
- Definition summary
- Furtive, stealthy or catlike.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce slinky
How we're honoring people overlooked by history

even the person who came up with the name on the Slinky.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “slinky”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Furtive, stealthy or catlike.
- (Northumbria, dated) Thin; lank; lean.
- Of a garment: close-fitting; clingy.
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