skulk
verb/skʌlk/
/skʌlk/
[intransitive] (disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they skulk | /skʌlk/ /skʌlk/ |
| he / she / it skulks | /skʌlks/ /skʌlks/ |
| past simple skulked | /skʌlkt/ /skʌlkt/ |
| past participle skulked | /skʌlkt/ /skʌlkt/ |
| -ing form skulking | /ˈskʌlkɪŋ/ /ˈskʌlkɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to hide or move around secretly, especially when you are planning something bad
- There was someone skulking behind the bushes.
- I don’t want reporters skulking around here.
Word OriginMiddle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian skulka ‘lurk’, and Danish skulke, Swedish skolka ‘shirk’.Definitions on the go
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