skulk

1 to move about in a sly or secret manner I thought I saw someone skulking about in the shadows Synonyms of skulk lurk, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, sneak, slide, slink, slip, snake, stealWords Related to skulk crawl, creep, edge, inch, worm; ghost, pad, tiptoe

2 to remain out of sight the officers caught the hapless robber skulking behind some trash cans Synonyms of skulk hole up, lie, lurk, repose, hideWords Related to skulk slink, sneak; avoid, elude, evadeNear Antonyms of skulk come out, materialize, show up, turn upAntonyms of skulk appear

someone who acts in a sly and secret manner around campus he was seen as a solitary skulk who seemed to be a little too interested in news reports of school shootings Synonyms of skulk lurker, sneak, skulker, slyboots, sneakerWords Related to skulk skunk, snake, weasel; sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), slicker, swindler; snoop, snooper, spy; stalker