- present participle of lurk.
lurking
Britishadjective
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lingering and persistent, though unsuspected or unacknowledged
a lurking suspicion
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dimly perceived
a lurking shape half concealed in the shadows
Example Sentences
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The Royals will be this year’s City title favorite, but rival Birmingham is lurking, and the two teams are scheduled to open West Valley League play on Jan. 6 at El Camino Real.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Short came to embody the inverse of that picture, the shaded gloom lurking in places that escape sunshiny illumination.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Also known as grabblers or hand-fishermen, noodlers use their own bare limbs as bait to catch enormous flathead catfish lurking in Southern and Midwestern rivers, creeks, and lakes.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Critics warn of another potential “Lehman Brothers” moment lurking around the corner for AI, while “Big Short” investor Michael Burry predicted in August a 1987-style fall for the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Gran unbolted the door, and we stood in the doorway leading into her garage, shadows and dark outlines lurking throughout.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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