lurk

lurk  (lûrk)

intr.v. lurked, lurk·ing, lurks

1. To lie in wait, as in ambush.

2. To move furtively; sneak.

3. To exist unobserved or unsuspected: danger lurking around every bend.

4. To read but not contribute to the discussion in a newsgroup, chatroom, or other online forum.

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[Middle English lurken, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]

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lurking·ly adv.

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lurk [lɜːk]

vb (intr)

1. to move stealthily or be concealed, esp for evil purposes

2. to be present in an unobtrusive way; go unnoticed

n

1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) to read messages posted on an electronic network without contributing messages oneself

2. Austral and NZ slang a scheme or stratagem for success

[probably frequentative of lour; compare Middle Dutch loeren to lie in wait]

lurker  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	lurk - lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner skulk conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
	2.	lurk - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" footle, hang around, lallygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, loiter, lollygag, lounge, linger, loaf be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" prowl, lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim
	3.	lurk - wait in hiding to attack             ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, scupper, waylay wait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

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lurk

verb hide, sneak, crouch, prowl, snoop, lie in wait, slink, skulk, conceal yourself, move with stealth, go furtively He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address.

Translations

lurk [lɜːk] VI [person] (= lie in wait) → estar al acecho, merodear; (= hide) → estar escondido
I saw him lurking around the building → lo vi merodeando or al acecho por el edificio
a doubt lurks in my mind → una duda persiste en mi mente
danger lurks round every corner → el peligro acecha en cada esquina

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lurk [ˈlɜː^rk] vi

[person] (= hide) → se tapir, se cacher (= prowl) → rôder

[threat] → planer; [danger] → menacer
Fascism is always lurking somewhere → La menace du fascisme plane toujours ici ou là.
to have a lurking suspicion that ... → soupçonner vaguement que ...

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lurk

vi → lauern; a nasty suspicion lurked at the back of his mind → er hegte einen fürchterlichen Verdacht; the fears which still lurk in the unconscious → Ängste, die noch im Unterbewusstsein lauern; a doubt/the thought still lurked in his mind → ein Zweifel/der Gedanke plagte ihn noch

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lurk [lɜːk] vi (person, hide) → stare in agguato, appostarsi; (creep about) → girare furtivamente; (danger) → stare in agguato; (doubt) → persistere

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lurk [lɜːk] vi (person, hide) → stare in agguato, appostarsi; (creep about) → girare furtivamente; (danger) → stare in agguato; (doubt) → persistere

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lurk

v lurk [ləːk]

to wait in hiding especially with a dishonest or criminal purpose She saw someone lurking in the shadows. loer, wegkruip يَكْمُن، يَتَرَصَّد спотайвам се číhat stå på lur; ligge på lur lauern παραμονεύω, καραδοκώ esconderse luurama کمین کردن väijyä se tapir, être tapi לֶאֱרוֹב घात में बैठना, छिपा रहना viriti leselkedik merunduk, mengendap-endap liggja í leyni appostarsi 待ち伏せる (악의를 갖고) 숨어 기다리다 tykoti uzglūnēt; slēpties menghendap op de loer liggen skjule seg, ligge på lur czaić się esconder-se a sta ascuns/pitit притаиться číhať prežati vrebati lura, stå (ligga) på lur ซุ่มซ่อน; หลบ pusuya yatmak 潛伏 ховатися в засідці; критися گھات میں بیٹھنا ẩn nấp 潜伏