lurk
verb (used without object)
to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; remain in or around a place secretly or furtively.
lurked
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past participleof lurk.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof lurk.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
lurkverb (used without object)to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; remain in or around a place secretly or furtively.
Example Sentences
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Somewhere in the back of my mind lurked the memory of soy-butter corn ramen, another reminder that corn, umami, fat and slurpable carbohydrates have always gotten along beautifully.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Money lurked in the background, such as when they spoke about selling the house versus keeping it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Both suffered outages on Thursday afternoon as Tropical Cyclone Narelle lurked off the coast of Western Australia.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
They lurked in the misty, pitch-black marshes of the River Hull valley.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
They looked at each other and grinned, though worry still lurked in their eyes.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
