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Lurk vs. Skulk — What's the Difference?

Lurk vs. Skulk — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Lurk and Skulk

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Lurk

To wait out of view
Thieves lurking in the shadows.

Skulk

Keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive
Don't skulk outside the door like a spy!

Lurk

To move furtively; sneak
Heard him lurking along the corridor.

Skulk

A group of foxes
The skulk howls away into the night

Lurk

To exist unobserved or unsuspected
Danger lurking around every bend.
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Skulk

To lie in hiding, as out of cowardice or bad conscience; lurk.

Lurk

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

Skulk

To move about stealthily.

Lurk

To remain concealed in order to ambush.

Skulk

To evade work or obligation; shirk.

Lurk

To remain unobserved.

Skulk

A group of foxes.

Lurk

To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.

Skulk

A group of foxes.

Lurk

(Internet slang) To read an Internet forum without posting comments or making one's presence apparent.

Skulk

(figuratively) A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans).

Lurk

To saddle (a person) with an undesirable task or duty.

Skulk

The act of skulking.

Lurk

The act of lurking.

Skulk

The act of moving in a stealthy or furtive way.

Lurk

(obsolete) A swindle.

Skulk

A stealthy or furtive gait or way of moving.

Lurk

To lie hidden; to lie in wait.
Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den.
Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent.

Skulk

The act of avoiding an obligation or responsibility.

Lurk

To keep out of sight.
The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks.

Skulk

One who avoids an obligation or responsibility.

Lurk

Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

Skulk

To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).

Lurk

Be about;
The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
Who is this man that is hanging around the department?

Skulk

To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.

Lurk

Wait in hiding to attack

Skulk

To avoid an obligation or responsibility.

Skulk

To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk.
Discovered and defeated of your prey,You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.

Skulk

A number of foxes together.

Skulk

One who, or that which, skulks.

Skulk

Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

Skulk

Avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

Skulk

Move stealthily;
The lonely man skulks down the main street all day

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