skulk
verb (used without object)
to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason.
will skulk
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future tenseof skulk.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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THE Fox will skulk in ferny brake, Yet loves the haunts of men; And prowls around the farm, to pounce On capon, goose, or hen.
From Chatterbox Stories of Natural History by Anonymous
There he goes, slouching up the playground into the house, and he will skulk upstairs to his study and slam the door, and that’s all we shall see of Tom till suppertime.
From Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life by Talbot Baines Reed
Some dogs, as soon as they hear the bells jingling in the morning as their drivers come for them, will skulk off into dark places in the forests.
From Winter Adventures of Three Boys by J. E. Laughlin
Evil, injustice, bigotry, greed, and every vile and slimy thing that defiles and defames humanity will skulk into the dark, unable to bear the light of a juster, wiser, more merciful order.
From The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry by Joseph Fort Newton
They too will skulk, and dodge, and prevaricate—be ready to speak one way and act another—just like their betters.
From Character by Samuel Smiles
