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Meanings of lurk in English

Portuguese
permanecer
Catalan
voltar

Be about.

permanecer
Portuguese
emboscar
Catalan
amagar-se

Wait in hiding to attack.

emboscar
Portuguese
espreitar
Catalan
amagar-se

Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner.

espreitar
Synonyms
Examples for "skulk"
Examples for "skulk"
1
I must skulk back in the darkness, and get back the bullet.
From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of Jame...
2
Under treetops and over wood chips, a quartet of damaged figures skulk.
The Guardian
3
He didn't look his chirpy self -more skulk than customary swagger.
The Irish Times
4
I said as how I was sure you wasn't one to skulk.
Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy
5
I skulk around side stage and notice audience members patiently waiting.
The Irish Times
Usage of lurk in English
1
Drink long; in this wine lurk the seeds of the life everlasting.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
2
Behind the sordid details of Kenneth Starr's report lurk two critical questions.
The Irish Times
3
Dangerous plants don't just lurk in Amazon rain forests or tropical jungles.
Wicked plants
4
A dreadful order seemed to lurk in the darkest shadows of life.
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes
5
It might lurk in deep ocean waters in areas sensors don't reach.
Reuters
6
There were millions of spots in the cavern where danger could lurk.
Monster Hunter International
7
It seems to lurk there like a shy skeleton at the feast.
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes
8
We were to lurk in ambush there, and waylay an unwary traveller.
The Story of the Treasure Seekers / Being the Adventures of the ...
9
Though summer bathes my kingdom in golden light, I lurk in gloom.
Daughters of the Nile
10
And that is to say nothing of the predators that lurk there.
The seeker
11
Behind their unprepossessing exteriors lurk traces of loneliness, homesickness, fear or affection.
The Guardian
12
Stand and watch, lurk and loiter for a while and nobody notices.
Act of treason
13
But the dangers of virtual petricide lurk even in the PC neighborhood.
Wired
14
Don't be shy, don't lurk about at the edges of the light.
The Tangle Box
15
Could a head-banging child of Beelzebub lurk behind that effetely bespectacled exterior?
The Irish Times
16
Multiple lifetimes of music lurk beneath the surface of this exceptional collection.
The Irish Times
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Translations for lurk
Lurk through the time
Lurk across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common