Meaning of "skulk" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SKULK

Of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian skulka to lurk, Swedish skolka, Danish skulke to shirk.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SKULK

skulk  [skʌlk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKULK

Skulk is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb skulk in English.

WHAT DOES SKULK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Definition of skulk in the English dictionary

The first definition of skulk in the dictionary is to move stealthily so as to avoid notice. Other definition of skulk is to lie in hiding; lurk. Skulk is also to shirk duty or evade responsibilities; malinger.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SKULK

PRESENT

Present

I skulk

you skulk

he/she/it skulks

we skulk

you skulk

they skulk

Present continuous

I am skulking

you are skulking

he/she/it is skulking

we are skulking

you are skulking

they are skulking

Present perfect

I have skulked

you have skulked

he/she/it has skulked

we have skulked

you have skulked

they have skulked

Present perfect continuous

I have been skulking

you have been skulking

he/she/it has been skulking

we have been skulking

you have been skulking

they have been skulking

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 skulked

you skulked

he/she/it skulked

we skulked

you skulked

they skulked

Past continuous

I was skulking

you were skulking

he/she/it was skulking

we were skulking

you were skulking

they were skulking

Past perfect

I had skulked

you had skulked

he/she/it had skulked

we had skulked

you had skulked

they had skulked

Past perfect continuous

I had been skulking

you had been skulking

he/she/it had been skulking

we had been skulking

you had been skulking

they had been skulking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will skulk

you will skulk

he/she/it will skulk

we will skulk

you will skulk

they will skulk

Future continuous

I will be skulking

you will be skulking

he/she/it will be skulking

we will be skulking

you will be skulking

they will be skulking

Future perfect

I will have skulked

you will have skulked

he/she/it will have skulked

we will have skulked

you will have skulked

they will have skulked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been skulking

you will have been skulking

he/she/it will have been skulking

we will have been skulking

you will have been skulking

they will have been skulking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would skulk

you would skulk

he/she/it would skulk

we would skulk

you would skulk

they would skulk

Conditional continuous

I would be skulking

you would be skulking

he/she/it would be skulking

we would be skulking

you would be skulking

they would be skulking

Conditional perfect

I would have skulk

you would have skulk

he/she/it would have skulk

we would have skulk

you would have skulk

they would have skulk

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been skulking

you would have been skulking

he/she/it would have been skulking

we would have been skulking

you would have been skulking

they would have been skulking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you skulk
we let´s skulk
you skulk

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to skulk

Past participle

skulked

Present Participle

skulking

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.

SYNONYMS OF «SKULK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «skulk» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of skulk

creep · hide · lie in wait · loiter · lurk · pad · prowl · sidle · slink · slope · sneak

TRANSLATION OF SKULK

Find out the translation of skulk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of skulk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skulk» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 隐匿
• Translator English - Spanish: skulk
• English: skulk
• Translator English - Hindi: छिपना
• Translator English - Arabic: skulk
• Translator English - Russian: Skulk
• Translator English - Portuguese: skulk
• Translator English - Bengali: কাজ এড়ান
• Translator English - French: skulk
• Translator English - Malay: Skulk
• Translator English - German: skulk
• Translator English - Japanese: スカルク
• Translator English - Korean: 스컬
• Translator English - Javanese: Skulk
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trốn
• Translator English - Tamil: பயத்துடன் பதுங்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: कर्कश आवाज
• Translator English - Turkish: kaytarmak
• Translator English - Italian: skulk
• Translator English - Polish: Skulk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Skulk
• Translator English - Romanian: furisezi
• Translator English - Greek: skulk
• Translator English - Afrikaans: loer
• Translator English - Swedish: lurpassa
• Translator English - Norwegian: skulk

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKULK»

Discover the use of skulk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skulk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Skulk

She is plunged into the shadowy underworld of London, the territory of the five warring groups of shapeshifters - the Skulk, the Rabble, the Conspiracy, the Horde, and the Cluster.

Rosie Best, 2013

A Skulk of Foxes

This suspenseful thriller travels from Burgundy to London and back again to uncover some dirty little secrets these expats do not want unburied.

Richard Sutcliffe, 2010

Skulk: A Post-911 Comic Novel

Marc Estrin's Skulk is the sixth of his critically-acclaimed novels for lovers of intelligent fiction.

Marc Estrin, 2008

A Skulk of Foxes and Other Animal Collective Nouns

A book of animal collective nouns, with clever, illustrative puns to reinforce each collective term.

Andy Duncan, 2011

The Postnational Fantasy: Essays on Postcolonialism, ...

In many ways Adam Ferguson treats his leki partner, Skulk (short for Skullcrusher ), in the same dismissive manner that a nineteenth-century British nabob would have treated an Indian or Nigerian servant. Indeed, the reader's initial encounter  ...

Masood Ashraf Raja,, Jason W. Ellis, Swaralipi Nandi, 2011

Influential Superheroes of All Time: Skulk

This book presents a fictional biography of one influential superhero character that greatly influenced the world, Skulk. This book puts together a showcase of the character's fictional biography and his influence over the world's culture.

Elizabeth Dummel, 2012

The Wizard of Prali

Skulk smiled and said. “Yes my lord, I will use the gifts you have given me, and take this girl. Then I will get my revenge.” The evil lurking within them grew and grew, with thoughts of revenge, lust, dominance, and control. Magnus closed his  ...

Davidson L. Haworth, 2011

Skulk

Written for a 24-hour zine challenge at Quimby's Bookstore in Chicago, this zine covers topics including cats, psychics, tarot, and life in Chicago.

Your Secretary, 2012

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms

<if the thought of Rufus-and- Richard-slayers lurking behind trees doesn't bother you — Joseph) <in the lingering shadows of the great war and the unhappy peace some unseen, alien enemy still lurked— Hundlin) To skulk is usually to move ...

Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984

A Paddling of Ducks: Animals in Groups from A to Z

A book featuring collective nouns from A to Z, specifically group names for animals--including an army of ants, a sloth of bears and a bask of crocodiles-contains detailed illustrations, visual jokes and delightful puns that these ...

Marjorie Blain Parker, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKULK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skulk is used in the context of the following news items.

Indian winter

NATIONAL monuments skulk in the smog. Pedestrians and traffic policemen mask their mouths in a vain attempt to keep out the fetid vapours. Children choke in ... «The Economist, Feb 15»

«Skulk»-stjerne nekter straffskyld etter knivstikking

Den tidligere TV-stjernen, best kjent for rollen som Screech i serien «Skulk (Saved by the bell)», ble arrestert og fengslet i romjulen og siktet for å ha knivstukket ... «VG, Jan 15»

«Skulk jobben, skulk skolen, rydd kalenderen. Dette er rett og slett …

«Så ville du gått tilbake til den gang, om du kunne», spør filmskaper Gabe Polsky forsiktig. Det avvisende, men samtidig nølende svaret, er et nydelig øyeblikk. «Nordlys, Jan 15»

«Skulk»-stjernen innrømmer knivstikking

TV-stjernen, best kjent for rollen som Screech i serien «Skulk (Saved by the bell)», ble arrestert før helgen etter å ha knivstukket en mann på en bar. «VG, Dec 14»

Call Obama's mysterious mid-holiday return to DC 'Skulk Sunday'

'Skulk Sunday' is all the more mysterious given that all that was going on when Obama left for Martha's Vineyard on Saturday, August 9, did not keep him from ... «Canada Free Press, Aug 14»

Skulk around with this Styx: Master of Shadows gameplay footage

Styx: Master of Shadows is an upcoming stealth role-playing game from Cyanide Studio, and you can check out 15 minutes of gameplay footage in this video ... «Polygon, Jun 14»

England RIP: Roy Hodgson's flops skulk home from the World Cup …

England R.I.P.: Roy Hodgson's flops skulk home from the World Cup in Brazil a spent football force. England travelled to Brazil with hope, but come away with ... «Daily Mail, Jun 14»

A Friday for folklore: This month a full moon falls on Friday the 13th …

Tom Neumeyer and Christy Mershon and her black cat, Hemingway, skulk about at Old Lorimier Cemetery on Thursday in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon) ... «Southeast Missourian, Jun 14»

Det har aldri eksistert noen fast, nasjonal grense for fravær. Det er …

La oss slå fast med én gang – skulk er ikke greit! Spørsmålet er mer hvordan vi møter elever som er borte fra opplæringen. Her har skolene et større ... «Aftenposten, Mar 14»

Fritt frem for skulk

Sykefraværet på norske arbeidsplasser var ved siste måling på 6,3 prosent. Tallet har vært noenlunde stabilt de siste ti årene. Kilde: Oslo Kommune, SSB. «Aftenposten, Mar 14»