skulk

[US]/skʌlk/
[UK]/skʌlk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. lurk; hide oneself sneakily; evade responsibility
n. one who hides; one who evades responsibility; one who sneaks

Phrases & Collocations

skulk around

skulk away

Example Sentences

don't skulk outside the door like a spy!.

he spent most of his time skulking about the corridors.

Faramir: And where is your skulking friend? That gangrel creature. He had an ill-favored look.

" he whispered to his mother, "and look how Skulker has bitten her - how her foot bleeds!"

and I left her, as merry as she could be, dividing her food between the little dog and Skulker, whose nose she pinched as he ate;

The thief tried to skulk in the shadows.

He was caught skulking around the building.

The spy skulked behind enemy lines.

She could see him skulking in the bushes.

The cat skulked around the house, looking for mice.

He always seemed to skulk away when things got tough.

The criminal skulked in the alley, waiting for his next victim.

She felt a sense of unease as she watched the figure skulk in the distance.

The detective noticed the suspect skulking near the crime scene.

It's not wise to skulk around in the dark alleyways.

Real-world Examples

Ove keeps an eye on them as they skulk off.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Skulking through the wilderness like a phantom, creeping stealthily through the underbrush.

Source: We Bare Bears

See them out there, skulking around?

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It's a hard thing to skulk and starve in the heather.

Source: New Concept English Vocabulary Book 3 for Speaking

This " glamazon" who skulks around in corners with some random hot fashion guy?

Source: The Devil Wears Prada

Because he was skulking about in the forest, that makes me trust him even less.

Source: The Legend of Merlin

All the boys now ran away, and James skulked across the fields to his home.

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

Even the sour, old Pope Innocent X began to sweeten on Bernini, as Borromini skulked unhappily through the Vatican corridors.

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

OK, look. I will find us another place to rendezvous. But I'm not gonna skulk around forever.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

They skulked in an empty chamber off the entrance hall, listening, until they were sure it was deserted.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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