schleichen

Meaning

1. (class-1,intransitive,strong) to move in a quiet and inconspicuous manner, hence often slowly and/or ducked: to crawl, to sneak, to steal, to prowl, to creep, to slither (of a snake)
2. (class-1,reflexive,strong) to go somewhere in the above manner
3. (class-1,informal,intransitive,strong) to move slowly (especially in a car)
4. (class-1,informal,reflexive,strong) to slink away; to leave meekly or sheepishly
5. (Austria,Bavaria,Southern-Germany,class-1,colloquial,reflexive,strong,vulgar) to piss off

Hyphenated as

schlei‧chen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃlaɪ̯çən/

Etymology

From Old High German slīhhan, from Proto-Germanic *slīkaną. Compare English slink.