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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  1. lurking
  2. hiding
  3. lying
Verb
  • Teddy saves the day and a life, but the more interesting twist to Nora’s surgery is the young woman lurking in the shadows.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Where a few of the more voracious readers are surely lurking on secret Goodreads accounts, others may well treat the latest buzzy novel a bit like a trendy accessory.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lurking
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  • Further evidence is the fact that Amazon is bragging about, not hiding, season 2 viewership.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The footage captured a figure in a ski mask hiding in the shadows as an unsuspecting woman arrives at the bank and goes about withdrawing money from the ATM.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hiding
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  • As season seven of Love Is Blind played out on screen, Tyler Francis has been accused of lying about his children on the reality dating series—and the details just keep getting worse.
    Glamour, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2024
  • What’s lying beneath the surfaces is even more brutal – poachers in the woods, men waiting to sell women on the black market.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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