skulk
verb (used without object)
to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason.
were skulking
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past progressiveof skulk.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Three Herbert scrambles and an incomplete pass later, and the Chargers were skulking off the field pointless, and the Patriots had a huge emotional lift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
Our sellers waited nearby — I had a vague idea they were skulking through Target — while their agent escorted us.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022
As soon as he was outside, the BFG set off across the great hot yellow wasteland where the blue rocks lay and the dead trees stood and where all the other giants were skulking about.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
I knew this because they were skulking in the bushes outside the detention room, making grotesque faces at me through the window.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
He would have much rather seen the fellow and made arrangements accordingly, than to be in ignorance of where the sentry was, since it was unlikely that all the watch on deck were skulking.
From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
