skulk
IPA: skˈʌɫk
noun
- A group of foxes.
- (figuratively) A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans).
- The act of skulking.
- The act of moving in a stealthy or furtive way.
- A stealthy or furtive gait or way of moving.
- The act of avoiding an obligation or responsibility.
- (obsolete, chiefly nautical, military) One who avoids an obligation or responsibility.
verb
- To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).
- To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
- To avoid an obligation or responsibility.
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Examples of "skulk" in Sentences
- Ok, I'll skulk and leave messages in weird places.
- They are often skulking, and feed on a range of insects.
- These are solitary birds which tend to skulk low down or on the ground.
- Clapper Lark is a skulking species, difficult to find when not displaying.
- I shall continue to skulk at the back of the class, inspecting the ceiling.
- It skulks and is flushed with difficulty, rising often close by one's feet.
- Bristlebirds are generally shy diurnal birds that skulk in dense vegetation.
- Assassins skulk in alleyways but it seems the hunters have become the hunted.
- Skulking, shirking, malingering, were all established tactics as it appeared.
- Now they skulk about Starbucks in skinny jeans and hoodies and Chuck Taylors.
- a number of foxes a "skulk" are mysteries of philology into which I will not enter.
- Seeing as this is the jungle, the game encourages players to skulk around in the bushes.
- Learn more about the word "skulk" and see usage examples across a range of subjects on the Vocabulary.com dictionary.
- Mexico's bicentennial tower knew what people were saying, it might slink off and hide if 341 feet of stone could skulk, that is.
- In this mad, mad world, decency and respect triumphed -- if only for a day -- silencing the wing nuts, who seem to skulk everywhere.
- Add this to his slightly animalistic eating habits, and his tendency to wander out of the hospital and skulk in the bushes, and Justin was a puzzle like no other.
- The word skulk has appeared in 11 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Dec. 18 in the Opinion piece "The Grim Good Cheer of the Irish" by John Banville:
- They spent the next three weeks in what Betty called the “never-never land” of secret OSS training schools, a series of safe houses scattered all over the Virginia area where they were taught how to make false documents, skulk around corners while following people, arrange secret meetings, and question suspects.
- OK, there was the time I was driving my crotch rocket without a tag, cause I thought it would be helpful if I was ever being chased, to not have a tag, and they chased me for about 20miles till I cranked her up to 160mph, got some clearance and turned down a back road till it got dark and I could skulk back to my Garage ...