Skulking Meaning in English

word · lemma: skulk

US

ˈskəɫkɪŋ

SKUHL-king

UK

skˈʌlkɪŋ

SKUL-king

التعريف

Moving secretly or quietly, often to avoid being noticed because you are doing something wrong or suspicious.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often negative, suggesting you want to hide or avoid attention, especially for dishonest reasons. Commonly used with words like 'around', as in 'skulking around the house'. Not just any quiet movement—implies suspicion or guilt.

• Spanish: merodear - escabullirse - moverse furtivamente
• Portuguese (BR): esgueirar-se - rondar (com intenção escondida)
• Portuguese (PT): esgueirar-se - rondar (com intenção escondida)
• Chinese (Simplified): 偷偷摸摸地行走 - 潜伏
• Chinese (Traditional): 偷偷摸摸地行走 - 潛伏
• Hindi: छुपकर घूमना - छिपकर रहना
• Arabic: يتسلل - يتخفي
• Bengali: লুকিয়ে চলা - চুপচাপ ঘুরে বেড়ানো
• Russian: красться - затаиваться
• Japanese: こそこそ動く - うろつく
• Vietnamese: lẻn lút - lảng vảng
• Korean: 몰래 움직이다 - 숨어 다니다
• Turkish: sinsice dolaşmak - gizlice gezmek
• Urdu: چپکے سے گھومنا - دبے پاؤں چلنا
• Indonesian: mengendap-endap - berkeliaran diam-diam

جمل نموذجية

The cat was skulking under the bed.

basic

He was skulking outside the shop last night.

basic

Why are you skulking in the hallway?

basic

I caught Tom skulking around the garage this morning.

natural

There’s someone skulking in the shadows near our house.

natural

Stop skulking and just talk to me about it.

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