skulk
verb (used without object)
to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason.
skulks
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present tense formof skulk (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Then Connor skulks in to query Mencken on the ambassadorship he was expecting.
From Salon ● May 22, 2023
Trey skulks around Cal, alternately spying on him and helping him with the house, then hounds him into searching for the boy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2020
Looking like a cross between Crispin Glover and PJ Harvey, the perpetually hunched-over, often furrow-browed Tito skulks around in fear with a red emergency whistle around his neck.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2020
On the other hand, once Sessions skulks back to Alabama, Kate McKinnon will have no further reason to play him on Saturday Night Live, which will probably be good for his reputation.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2018
He skulks out, hands tucked under his armpits.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
