skulking

verb

Definition of skulkingnext
present participle of skulk
1
as in lurking
to move about in a sly or secret manner I thought I saw someone skulking about in the shadows

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2
as in hiding
to remain out of sight the animal control officers caught the stray cat that had been skulking behind some trash cans

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skulking
  1. lurking
  2. hiding
  3. lying
Verb
  • Young New Yorkers sense lions, tigers and bears lurking too.
    Caroline Aiken Koster, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Smith incorporated people from other families, stories from the neighborhood—there’s a terrifying lurking child molester who came from a newspaper article.
    Perri Klass, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of lurking
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  • Rushdie himself was attacked on stage at an event in upstate New York in 2022 after coming out of hiding.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Rushdie himself was attacked on stage at an event in upstate New York in 2022 after coming out of hiding.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • Pino’s camera records Richard lying facedown, handcuffed, while Blum steps over his legs.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement Upon entry to the hotel room, police found a 24-year-old woman lying dead with evidence of recent injuries.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of lying
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