Lurking

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who lurks.

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of lurk form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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abeyantabout to bealready in sightapproachingat handbetween the lines

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"Solve the mystery lurking behind the murder!"

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