Lurk - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|lɜːrk|
Brit.
|lɜːk|
verb
- lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner (syn: skulk)
- be about (syn: footle, hang around, linger, loaf, loiter, lounge, tarry)
- wait in hiding to attack (syn: ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, scupper, waylay)
- be about (syn: footle, hang around, linger, loaf, loiter, lounge, tarry)
- wait in hiding to attack (syn: ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, scupper, waylay)
Extra examples
She could tell there was someone out there lurking in the shadows.
...we caught a glimpse of someone lurking around the corner...
There are two men lurking about my gate, making me nervous.
She didn't see the figure lurking behind the bushes.
I think it's sort of creepy how people lurk in chat rooms.
...be careful in the swamp, because alligators sometimes lurk there...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: lurk
he/she/it: lurks
present participle: lurking
past tense: lurked
past participle: lurked
I/you/we/they: lurk
he/she/it: lurks
present participle: lurking
past tense: lurked
past participle: lurked
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