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.
lurkingly
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a word derived from
lurk.
Example Sentences
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There were also hieratic abstractions of simple forms—such as a purple balloon shape above a black crossbar, a blue disk, and a red trapezoidal base—symmetrically arrayed and lurkingly animate.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 1, 2018
He entered the room softly, and lurkingly watched every movement of Napoleon.
From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by F. Jordan
