skulk
or sculk
to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
to move in a stealthy manner; slink: The panther skulked through the bush.
British. to shirk duty; malinger.
a person who skulks.
a pack or group of foxes.
Rare. an act or instance of skulking.
Origin of skulk
1synonym study For skulk
Other words from skulk
- skulker, noun
- skulk·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use skulk in a sentence
Later in the spring, she and Elisabeth saw another kind of heron, an American bittern, skulking in some grass by a swamp.
The skulking, strutting, mincing, hurrying forms that pass us and fade out into the night are now becoming characters.
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie ChaplinLife would not be very valuable to me as a skulking criminal in a foreign country.
The New Tenant | E. Phillips OppenheimI—vagabond—outcast—skulking through tricks to avoid crime—why the difference?
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonSkulking cats were flushed there, and sent flying over aristocratic bones, but there was no trace of Bobby.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson
But that is an out-of-the-way part, Jack, and there may be some of those skulking thieves hanging about there.
A Chapter of Adventures | G. A. Henty
British Dictionary definitions for skulk
/ (skʌlk) /
to move stealthily so as to avoid notice
to lie in hiding; lurk
to shirk duty or evade responsibilities; malinger
a person who skulks
obsolete a pack of foxes or other animals that creep about stealthily
Origin of skulk
1Derived forms of skulk
- skulker, noun
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