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PRONUNCIATION OF SCULK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCULK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sculk is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sculk in English.

WHAT DOES SCULK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sculk in the English dictionary

The definition of sculk in the dictionary is an old spelling of skulk.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCULK

PRESENT

Present
I sculk
you sculk
he/she/it sculks
we sculk
you sculk
they sculk
Present continuous
I am sculking
you are sculking
he/she/it is sculking
we are sculking
you are sculking
they are sculking
Present perfect
I have sculked
you have sculked
he/she/it has sculked
we have sculked
you have sculked
they have sculked
Present perfect continuous
I have been sculking
you have been sculking
he/she/it has been sculking
we have been sculking
you have been sculking
they have been sculking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sculked
you sculked
he/she/it sculked
we sculked
you sculked
they sculked
Past continuous
I was sculking
you were sculking
he/she/it was sculking
we were sculking
you were sculking
they were sculking
Past perfect
I had sculked
you had sculked
he/she/it had sculked
we had sculked
you had sculked
they had sculked
Past perfect continuous
I had been sculking
you had been sculking
he/she/it had been sculking
we had been sculking
you had been sculking
they had been sculking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sculk
you will sculk
he/she/it will sculk
we will sculk
you will sculk
they will sculk
Future continuous
I will be sculking
you will be sculking
he/she/it will be sculking
we will be sculking
you will be sculking
they will be sculking
Future perfect
I will have sculked
you will have sculked
he/she/it will have sculked
we will have sculked
you will have sculked
they will have sculked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sculking
you will have been sculking
he/she/it will have been sculking
we will have been sculking
you will have been sculking
they will have been sculking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sculk
you would sculk
he/she/it would sculk
we would sculk
you would sculk
they would sculk
Conditional continuous
I would be sculking
you would be sculking
he/she/it would be sculking
we would be sculking
you would be sculking
they would be sculking
Conditional perfect
I would have sculk
you would have sculk
he/she/it would have sculk
we would have sculk
you would have sculk
they would have sculk
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sculking
you would have been sculking
he/she/it would have been sculking
we would have been sculking
you would have been sculking
they would have been sculking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sculk
we let´s sculk
you sculk
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sculk
Past participle
sculked
Present Participle
sculking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCULK


bulk
bʌlk
hulk
hʌlk
outbulk
ˌaʊtˈbʌlk
outsulk
ˌaʊtˈsʌlk
overbulk
ˌəʊvəˈbʌlk
pulk
pʌlk
skulk
skʌlk
sulk
sʌlk
Sun.
sʌlk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCULK

scul
sculch
sculduddery
sculduddry
sculduggery
sculker
scull
sculle
sculler
sculleries
scullery
scullery maid
Scullin
scullion
sculls
sculp
sculpin
sculpsit
sculpt
sculptor

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCULK

baulk
caulk
chalk
cock of the walk
elk
folk
ilk
in baulk
in bulk
lk
milk
Nizam al-Mulk
Norfolk
silk
Suffolk
talk
talk the talk
walk
waulk
you can talk

Synonyms and antonyms of sculk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sculk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCULK

Find out the translation of sculk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sculk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sculk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sculk
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sculk
570 millions of speakers

English

sculk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sculk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sculk
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sculk
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sculk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sculk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sculk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sculk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sculk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sculk
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sculk
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sculk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sculk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sculk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sculk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sculk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sculk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sculk
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sculk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sculk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sculk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sculk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sculk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sculk

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCULK»

The term «sculk» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.590 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCULK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sculk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sculk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sculk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCULK»

Discover the use of sculk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sculk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English: ...
TéÇ| s. m. (le — ec) A sculk, a lurk. Tejawg, a. (leç) Of a disposition to sculk. Tcçawl, a. (tóç) Sculking, or lurking. Teçiad, s. m. — fil. t. au (tùç) A sculking. Teçial, j. m. (tv.-ç) A fréquent sculking. d. a. To be sculking continually ; to be lurking about.
William Owen Pughe, 1803
2
The Baltimore Phœnix & Budget
said Tom, (Sculk,) coming forward and saluting mine host, whilst tho crowd looked on in astonishment. "Your servant, sir — but I hope you aint goiHg to leavo us at this hour?" said the host, in doubt. "No!" replied Tom, "I shall take up my abode ...
‎1842
3
A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English
Tech, s. m. (te-ech) A sculk, a lurk, a hide. TechawF, a. (tech) 0l' a disposition to sculk. Techaw , o. (tech) Sculking, or lurking. Techiad, s. iva-pl. t. an (tech) А sculking. Techìal, s. m. (tech) A frequent sculking. e. n. To he sculking continually.
William Owen Pughe
4
Middle English Dictionary:
Also sculk(e & (error) sulk. Cp. shucke n. [From skulken v.] (a) As a name for the devil; (b) as term of association: a group; (c) as surname. (a) a1325(c1300) Songs Langtoft p. 296: The roglre raggi sculke [vr. devel] rug ham in helle! (b) a1450 ...
Robert E. Lewis, John Reidy, 1988
5
A Dictionary of the English Language: Abridged from the ...
Sculk'-ed,* p. of SciM. Scnlk'-er, n. one who lurks or lies hid. Sculk'-ing, ppr. lurking, lying hid. Scull, it. a short oar, a boat. [stern. Scull, v. t. to impel by turning an oar at the S,cull'-cr, n. one who sculls, a boot rowed by one man. ^"dj'-e-ry, n. a  ...
Noah Webster, 1831
6
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Scuf'tfe (c. perhaps from shuffle) A confused kind of sight, a tumultuous brbii. Scuffle (v. int. frt,m tbe sub.) To fight confusedly, to quarrej tumultously. Scuffling s P. a. from scuffle) Fighting in a confused m tow or droll haste or precipi- SCULK (v  ...
John Ash, 1775
7
Grande Dizionario Italiano Ed Inglese Edizione Fatta Su ...
SCULK, s.company, truppa, banda. A sculk of foxes, un branco di volpi. 'm SCULK, u. n. to bide one's self, celarsi_ nascondersi, appiattarsi. To sculk for one , eadiare alcuno, spiare , indagare i suoi andamenti. SCULKER, s. (t. di mar. poltrone, ...
‎1832
8
A Dictionary of the Chinese Language, in Three Parts: ...
Read Y8, Stopping suddenly. An ancient form of the following. ^ 03 YEW. An ancient form of Yew. To sen Ik off like a fat hog; to run away ; to conceal one's aelf . To cause lo sculk off. Read Tteun, To sculk off ashamed. To withdraw from notice.
Robert Morrison, 1823
9
A Concise Dictionary of the Italian, English, & French ...
Seu alon ‚м. hater: añrettarsi. зените, s. ruit, m.; querelle: zutïa; riotta,f. Scuñle en. avoir a démêler: contrastare. (We have nothing to scuñle for, nous 'n'avons rien a démêler ensemble: noi non abbiamo che spartire insieme.) Sculk, s, troupe: ...
Alfred Elwes, 1856
10
Gentleman's Magazine
I mean," stammered Sculk, " I mean the — the— devil!" " Wall, my dear sir, but what has the devil to do with us or Mr. Martel ?" " Oh — only," said Tom, more confused than ever, " I only meant to say — that — damn it!" "This is very fine, upon my ...
William Evans Burton, 1838

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCULK»

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Geordie Shore catch up - series 6, episode 4: It's an all out sex …
Scott couldn't contain his rage and the 'Incredible Sculk' came out again, knocking pictures off the wall and smashing yet more plant pots. Someone sign him up ... «Metro, Jul 13»
2
¿Puedes ver estas esculturas con nitidez?
Las esculturas de Shawn Smith (1972) se ríen de ti: por más que te frotes los ojos no las conseguirás ver con nitidez. 'Sculk' - Shawn Smith. En una mezcla de ... «20minutos.es, May 11»

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