skulk

verb
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[intransitive] (disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they skulk
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he / she / it skulks
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past simple skulked
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past participle skulked
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-ing form skulking
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  1. + adv./prep. to hide or move around secretly, especially when you are planning something bad潜伏;偷偷摸摸地走动;鬼鬼祟祟地活动
    • There was someone skulking behind the bushes.有人藏在灌木后面。🔊🔊
    • I don’t want reporters skulking around here.我不想让记者在这里闲逛。
    Word OriginMiddle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian skulka ‘lurk’, and Danish skulke, Swedish skolka ‘shirk’.