ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Lurking

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Lurking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of lurk.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of lurk.

More Meanings

  1. The act of one who lurks.

Example Sentences

In these hunting scenes, as many critics have noted, the reversals, negotiations, lurkings, and evasions between hunter and prey mirror and frame the bedroom strategies of the Lady and Gawain.

Word Forms

Synonyms for lurking

Depending on context, synonyms include surreptitious, furtive, sneak, skulking, concealed, stealthy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include skulking, sneak, surreptitious, furtive, stealthy, sneaky.

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