skulk
or sculk
[ skuhlk ]
/ skʌlk /
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verb (used without object)
noun
a person who skulks.
a pack or group of foxes.
Rare. an act or instance of skulking.
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Origin of skulk
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Scandinavian (not in Old Norse ); compare Danish, Norwegian skulke, Swedish skolka “to play hooky”
synonym study for skulk
1. See lurk.
OTHER WORDS FROM skulk
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British Dictionary definitions for skulk
skulk
/ (skʌlk) /
verb (intr)
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
obsolete a pack of foxes or other animals that creep about stealthily
Derived forms of skulk
skulker, nounWord Origin for skulk
C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian skulka to lurk, Swedish skolka, Danish skulke to shirk
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