Slide
Slide verb - To move about in a sly or secret manner.
Usage example: slid gently into his seat without anyone else in church noticing
Shirk
Shirk verb - To move about in a sly or secret manner.
Usage example: given the multitude of auditoriums at the multiplex, it's not too difficult for underaged kids to shirk into R-rated movies
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