Lurked

Synonyms for "lurked" (55 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Verb(4 words)

ambuscade ambush bushwhack footle

ambush be latent couch creek creep escape notice

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (17)

gumshoe hibernate hide lay wait lie beneath lie dormant lie hid lie in wait lie low loiter

Verb(7 words)

hang around lallygag lie in wait linger loaf loiter lollygag

Related words (27)

Verb(8 words)

lounge mess about mill about mill around scupper skulk tarry waylay

make no sign nightwalk prowl pussyfoot shadow shirk skulk slide slink slip slither sly smolder snake sneak stalk steal tiptoe underlie

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Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A thief lurked in the dark doorway.

Source: tatoeba (279858)

Pervasive and pernicious deviations from both fact and logical validity lurked behind a meretricious plausibility.

Source: tatoeba (2119619)

They lurked and lingered for a long time, but survived in little things; for, Nature, far above the evil passions of men, soon recovered Her serenity, and smiled upon the guilty battle-ground as she had done before, when it was innocent.

Source: tatoeba (4048988)

Once more / a limber sapling from the soil I tore; / once more, persisting, I resolved in mind / with inmost search the causes to explore / and probe the mystery that lurked behind; / dark drops of blood once more come trickling from the rind.

Source: tatoeba (6932048)

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