Word Frequency
lurk (lɜːk
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Definitions
verb
- to move stealthily or be concealed, esp for evil purposes
- to be present in an unobtrusive way; go unnoticed
- to read messages posted on an electronic network without contributing messages oneself
noun
- (Australian & New Zealand, slang) a scheme or stratagem for success
Derived Forms
ˈlurker nounWord Origin
C13: probably frequentative of lour; compare Middle Dutch loeren to lie in waitExample Sentences Including 'lurking'
And that's when I ran into the prejudice lurking in a side street of my mind.Globe and Mail (2003)
But only if you are very, very careful who you are kissing and what is lurking in your glass.Spiked (2002)
But so often nearby Death is lurking in the shadows, waiting for its chance to swoop and claim its own.Dreamtime
Detectives believe the killer may have been lurking for some time near the cricket pitch where Amelie's body was found.Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)
I knew it didn't necessarily mean there was no feeling or emotion lurking underneath the rhetoric.LOSING IT (2002)
She says on the very day of the killing she saw a strange man lurking about Balgriffin.Death of an Unknown Man
Steven Hampshire found Stevie Crawford lurking just six yards out.Sun, News of the World (2000)
The plot is essentially a massive lost-and-found exercise, with danger lurking around every corner.Globe and Mail (2003)
The thought that had been lurking at the back of my mind was suddenly there with a blinding clarity.High Stand
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