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skulk
[skuhlk]
skulk
/ ʌ /
verb
to move stealthily so as to avoid notice
to lie in hiding; lurk
to shirk duty or evade responsibilities; malinger
noun
a person who skulks
obsoletea pack of foxes or other animals that creep about stealthily
Other Word Forms
- skulker noun
- skulkingly adverb
- ˈܱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of skulk1
Word History and Origins
Origin of skulk1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
There was still the matter of all those other killers skulking around.
You could skulk back to the Other Place.
Late winter sunlight casts long shadows from workers crossing the parking lot, where stray cats skulk among the cars.
Backstage, Swisher said, Gates “skulked into the green room,” nursing his wounds after being equated to Satan.
Unlike earlier generations of royals who skulked in and out of the hospital alone, Charles left his recent treatment with Camilla by his side, providing the support most people would expect from their spouses.
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