skulk — move stealthily or furtively
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: move stealthily or furtively
Pronunciation (IPA): /skʌlk/
Example Sentences
- The teenager skulked around the kitchen, hoping to find leftover pizza without being caught by his diet-conscious mother.
- The spy skulked through the corridors of the embassy, gathering crucial intelligence.
- Instead of joining the party, he skulked in his room, pretending to be sick.
skulk
VERB[/skʌlk/]
move stealthily or furtively
The thief tries to skulk past the guards in the moonlit castle courtyard.
While the hulk does sulk, shadows skulk.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old Norse 'skulka' meaning to lurk or hide, related to Scandinavian languages where it carried the sense of moving secretly or avoiding notice.
Breakdown
skulk (verb root from Old Norse skulka) - no productive morphemes in modern English; the word functions as a single unit meaning to move stealthily or loiter with intent to avoid detection
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📝Examples
“The teenager skulked around the kitchen, hoping to find leftover pizza without being caught by his diet-conscious mother.”
“The spy skulked through the corridors of the embassy, gathering crucial intelligence.”
“Instead of joining the party, he skulked in his room, pretending to be sick.”
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