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schleichen

Meaning

  1. 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. to go somewhere in the above manner
  3. (informal) to move slowly (especially in a car)
  4. (informal) to slink away; to leave meekly or sheepishly
  5. to piss off

Hyphenated as
schlei‧chen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃlaɪ̯çən/

German

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