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Definition of Skulk
1. Verb. Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner.
2. Verb. Avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill.
Generic synonyms: Fiddle, Goldbrick, Shirk, Shrink From
Derivative terms: Malingerer, Malingering, Skulker, Skulking
3. Verb. Move stealthily. "Sam cannot skulk Sue "; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day"
Definition of Skulk
1. v. i. To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk.
2. n. A number of foxes together.
3. n. One who, or that which, skulks.
Definition of Skulk
1. Noun. a group of foxes ¹
2. Verb. to conceal oneself; to hide ¹
3. Verb. to sneak around, sneak about ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skulk
1. to move about stealthily [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skulk
Literary usage of Skulk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (1855)
"... and making a brave resistance in every quarter, some catch at the least pretext
to go over to the enemy, and others make shift to skulk away, ..."
2. A Select Collection of Old Plays: In Twelve Volumes ; with Additional Notes by Isaac Reed, Robert Dodsley, Octavius Gilchrist, John Payne Collier (1827)
"... from ordinary Mayors; but wit, you know, has skulk'd in corners for many years
past, and he was thought to have most of it that could best hide himself. ..."
3. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"To sidle about a place," to lurk or skulk about. 3. " To sidle about a person,"
to attend him obsequiously. SI DAYS f Side-ways, on one sl(*e- SIDUS, ) SIE, ..."
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