lurk, skulk, slink, sneak mean to behave so as to escape attention. lurk implies a lying in wait in a place of concealment and often suggests an evil intent. skulk suggests more strongly …

LURKING definition: lingering and persistent, though unsuspected or unacknowledged See examples of lurking used in a sentence.

a lurking person or animal is waiting where he, she, or it cannot be seen, usually waiting to attack or do something bad:

1. To wait out of view: thieves lurking in the shadows. 2. To move furtively; sneak: heard him lurking along the corridor. 3. To exist unobserved or unsuspected: danger lurking around every …

Trouble lurks around every corner. There is tenderness that lurks underneath his tough appearance. Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The idea had been lurking in her …

Definition of lurk verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to wait somewhere secretly, especially because you are going to do something bad or illegal …

And trouble, as always, was lurking just around the corner. 2 meanings: 1. lingering and persistent, though unsuspected or unacknowledged 2. dimly perceived.... Click for more …