Skulk
[skʌlk]
Definition
(verb.) move stealthily; 'The lonely man skulks down the main street all day'.
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Definition
(v. i.) To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk.
(n.) A number of foxes together.
(n.) Alt. of Skulker
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Lurk, hide, sneak, slink, lie hid.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Hide, sneak, cower, lurk, abscond, slink
ANT:Appear, issue, parade, show
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Definition
v.i. to sneak out of the way: to lurk.—ns. Skulk Skulk′er one who skulks.—adv. Skulk′ingly.—n. Skulk′ing-place.
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Examples
- Cowards skulk about the dead, pretending that they are fulfilling a duty, and many an army before now has been lost from this love of plunder. Plato. The Republic.
- It had been the calling of his life to slink and skulk and dog and waylay, and he knew his calling well. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Charley, do nothing but skulk about, till you bring home some news of him! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Avoiding, as much as was possible, all the main streets, and skulking only through the by-ways and alleys, he at length emerged on Snow Hill. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The bargeman skulking on the opposite bank of the stream, went on after it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Certainly not; for that sort of thing is an excuse for skulking, and has been the ruin of many an army. Plato. The Republic.
- Next (to clear the ground before coming to business), you've placed in this yard a skulking, a sneaking, and a sniffing, menial. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A white shaggy dog, with his face scratched and torn in twenty different places, skulked into the room. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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