Skulking

Synonyms for "skulking" (67 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Noun(5 words)

avoidance circumspect clandestine creepcreep behind

back doorback-door backstairs clandestine covert cowering cringing dodging doggo

Strong matches (20)

Noun(9 words)

evasion evasive furtive hidden hide hiding lurk lurking malingering

feline furtivehidden outhidlingshole-and-cornerhugger muggerhugger-muggerin ambushin hidingin the wingslurking

Related words (33)

Noun(7 words)

masked reluctant reticence secretive sneak stealth stealthy

on tiptoeprivy prowling pussyfoot pussyfooted quailing quiet shifty slinking slinky sly sneaking sneaky stealing stealthy surreptitious truancyunder coverunder-the-counterunder-the-table

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undercover underground underhand underhanded unobtrusivewaiting concealed

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

12 entries

behaviorbehavioral descriptorbehavioral patternconductdescriptive adjectivedescriptive attributedodging escape evasion movementsocial behaviortactic

More specific

15 entries

avoidant behaviorconcealed actionconcealed approachcovert operationcreepingevasive conductevasive stancefurtive gaithidden presencehidden waitingnontransparent behaviorreticent posturesneaky approachstealth movementstealthy tactic

Collocations

15 entries

habitual skulkingpattern of skulkingpersistent skulkingskulking aboutskulking behaviorskulking behind doorsskulking by the doorwayskulking figureskulking in shadowsskulking movementskulking near exitsskulking out of sightskulking presenceskulking shadowskulking threat

Inflections

5 entries

skulked skulkier skulkiest skulkings skulks

Derivations

7 entries

skulk skulker skulkers skulkily skulkiness skulkingly skulkish

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He had not swum more than a few yards before one of the skulking ground sharks had him fast by the upper part of the thigh.

Source: tatoeba (1805696)

I saw him skulking downcast in the bathroom.

Source: tatoeba (4597048)

Stop skulking around!

Source: tatoeba (12008425)

You will know them by their sly looks; their skulkings, peepings, watchings, and the snares they lay;—by the great papers, with great seals, that they carry; […]

Source: wiktionary

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