- present participle of skulk.
skulking
Example Sentences
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The intensity of the Xenomorph’s barbarism really begins in Episode 2, which places the skulking creature in more action-heavy sequences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025
The main way I die is at the hands of the simulated antagonist, who is skulking somewhere in the ductwork.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2023
The ending is a page turner as Wels describes Garfield’s last days alive, oblivious to Guiteau skulking in the shadows.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023
Without looking too hard we spotted white-tailed deer behind the trees, bright red cardinals flitting about and even a gray fox skulking by.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
She watched Pet out of the corner of her eye, the way it was skulking around Hibiscus, only a few yards out, sniffing, watching, gauging its prey.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
