skulk

skulk  (sklk)

intr.v. skulked, skulk·ing, skulks

1. To lie in hiding, as out of cowardice or bad conscience; lurk.

2. To move about stealthily.

3. To evade work or obligation; shirk.

n.

1. One who hides, lurks, or practices evasion.

2. A congregation of vermin, especially foxes, or of thieves. See Synonyms at flock¹.

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[Middle English skulken, of Scandinavian origin.]

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skulker n.

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skulk [skʌlk]

vb (intr)

1. to move stealthily so as to avoid notice

2. to lie in hiding; lurk

3. to shirk duty or evade responsibilities; malinger

n

1. a person who skulks

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Obsolete a pack of foxes or other animals that creep about stealthily

[of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian skulka to lurk, Swedish skolka, Danish skulke to shirk]

skulker  n

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Skulk a furtive group; a gathering of persons or animals given to skulking, 1883.

Examples: skulk of poisoned adders, 1582; of foxes, 1450; of friars, 1450; of heretics, 1532; of thieves, 1450.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	skulk - lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner lurk conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
	2.	skulk - avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill malinger fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
	3.	skulk - move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

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skulk

verb

1. creep, sneak, slink, pad, slope, prowl, sidle He skulked off.

2. lurk, hide, lie in wait, loiter skulking in the safety of the car

Translations

skulk [skʌlk] VI → esconderse
to skulk about → esconderse

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skulk [ˈskʌlk] vi → se cacher
to skulk off → s'en aller en douce

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skulk

vi (= move) → schleichen, sich stehlen; (= lurk) → sich herumdrücken

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skulk [skʌlk] vi (also skulk about) → aggirarsi furtivamente
to skulk into/out of → entrare/uscire furtivamente

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skulk [skʌlk] vi (also skulk about) → aggirarsi furtivamente
to skulk into/out of → entrare/uscire furtivamente

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skulk

v skulk [skalk]

to wait about or keep oneself hidden (often for a bad purpose) Someone was skulking in the bushes. wegkruip, versteek, skuil يَتَوارى عن الأنْظار спотайвам се skrývat se luske rundt lauern ενεδρεύω esconderse varitsema قايم شدن vaania rôder furtivement לְהִסתַתֵר छिपकना, कोने में डुबके रहना vrebati u zasjedi, kukavno se kriti ólálkodik bersembunyi leynast, læðupokast appostarsi, nascondersi こそこそ隠れる (나쁜 목적으로) 잠행하다 tūnoti, lindėti slēpties; uzglūnēt; zagties bersembunyi zich schuil houden luske (rundt), snike seg czaić się esconder-se a se furişa, a se as­cunde прятаться, скрываться skrývať sa skrivati se kriti se hålla sig undan, gömma sig หลบ pusuda beklemek; gizlenmek 埋伏 крастися, підкрадатися دبکنا، چھپتے پھرنا lẩn tránh, trốn việc 偷偷隐躲, 藏匿