Lurks

Synonyms for "lurks" (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)

eye

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

9 total sentences available.

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The devil lurks behind the cross.

Source: tatoeba (263823)

Trouble lurks.

Source: tatoeba (1102985)

Danger lurks around every corner.

Source: tatoeba (4221146)

Her eyes and hair were of the same rich hazel colour, and her cheeks, though considerably freckled, were flushed with the exquisite bloom of the brunette, the dainty pink which lurks at the heart of the sulphur rose.

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