skulk

verb

/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/

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+ 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.我不想让记者们在这里鬼鬼祟祟的。
Word OriginMiddle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian skulka ‘lurk’, and Danish skulke, Swedish skolka ‘shirk’.

TOEFL BNC: 24360 COCA: 23193

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