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verb
- 1. (of a person or animal) be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something: "a ruthless killer still lurked in the darkness"
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To lurk is to creep around, hide out, and wait to attack. Your team’s strategy for winning capture the flag might be to lurk in the bushes for an hour until the opposing side thinks you gave up and went home. The verb lurk means to move furtively or sneak around, usually while you wait to pounce.
4 days ago · 1. to move stealthily or be concealed, esp for evil purposes. 2. to be present in an unobtrusive way; go unnoticed. 3. to read messages posted on an electronic network without contributing messages oneself. 4. (transitive) to view the social media posts of (someone) on a regular basis without communicating with him or her. noun.
Check pronunciation: lurk. Definition of lurk verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Etymology
From Middle English lurken, perhaps of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian Nynorsk lurka (“to sneak away, go slowly”) and Swedish lurka (“to dawdle, be slow in one's work”); probably ultimately allied to Middle English luren, louren (“to frown, lower, lurk”), equivalent to lower + -k (frequentative suffix). Compare also Saterland Frisian lüürkje (“to look secretly, spy”).
Pronunciation
1. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /lɜːk/ 2. (General American) enPR: lûrk, IPA(key): /lɝk/ 3. Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k
Verb
lurk (third-person singular simple present lurks, present participle lurking, simple past and past participle lurked) 1. To remain concealed in order to ambush. 1.1. 2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 55: 1.1.1. Even without hovering drones, a lurkingassassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic l...
Verb
lurk 1. inflection of lurken: 1.1. first-person singular present indicative 1.2. singular imperative
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish lurker (“prowler”). Cognate of Old Norse lurkr (“cudgel”). Arguably derived from Old Irish lorg (“rod”).
Noun
lurk c 1. (colloquial) boor, lout
Further reading
1. lurk in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker 2. lurk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok(1st ed., 1922)
Definitions of 'lurk' 1. If someone lurks somewhere, they wait there secretly so that they cannot be seen, usually because they intend to do something bad. [...] 2. If something such as a danger, doubt, or fear lurks somewhere, it exists but is not obvious or easily recognized. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'lurk'
Definition of lurk – Learner’s Dictionary. lurk. verb [ I ] uk / lɜːk / us. to wait somewhere secretly, especially before doing something bad: Someone was lurking in the shadows. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
The meaning of LURK is to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose. How to use lurk in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lurk.
