| VERB | stative | skulk, lurk | lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner |
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| social | skulk, malinger | avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill | |
| motion | skulk | move stealthily |
| Sounds | skah'lk | |
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| Rhymes | bulk ... sulk: 4 rhymes with ahlk... | |
| Meaning | lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | lurk | |
| Broader | hide, conceal | prevent from being seen or discovered |
| Spanish | acechar, esconderse | |
| Catalan | amagar-se, estar amagat | |
| Nouns | skulker | someone waiting in concealment |
| Meaning | avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | malinger | |
| Broader | fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick | avoid (one's assigned duties) |
| Spanish | escaquearse | |
| Nouns | skulker | someone shirking / shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity |
| skulking | evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated | |
| Meaning | Move stealthily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam cannot skulk Sue | |
| Example | "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day" | |
| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | merodear, rondar | |
| Catalan | rondar, voltar | |
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