Definitions

skulk

[skuhlk] / skʌlk /

VERB

lurk; shirk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crouch prowl slink snoop

STRONG

avoid bypass creep dodge elude evade hide pussyfoot sidestep slack slip snake sneak steal tiptoe

WEAK

conceal oneself lie in wait

Antonyms

STRONG

confront encounter face meet take on

Example Sentences

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Skulk around some of those dark alleys visited by the likes of Ian Fleming and John Le Carre.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2011

Skulk, skulk, v.i. to sneak out of the way: to lurk.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Skulk back into your dark dens of iniquity, you Clement L. Vallandigham, and you James A. McMaster, and you S. Corning Judd, and you Amos Green, and you P.C.

From The Great North-Western Conspiracy in All Its Startling Details by Ayer, I. Windslow

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