Found 2 items, similar to Skulking.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: skulking skulking adj : marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; “a furtive manner”; “a lurking prowler”; “a sneak attack”; “stealthy footsteps”; “a surreptitious glance at his watch”; “someone skulking in the shadows” [syn: furtive, lurking, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious] n : evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; “they developed a test to detect malingering” [syn: malingering]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Skulking Skulk \Skulk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skulked; p. pr. & vb. n. Skulking.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. skulke to spare or save one's self, to play the truant, Sw. skolka to be at leisure, to shirk, Icel. skolla. Cf. Scowl.] To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk. “Want skulks in holes and crevices.” --W. C. Bryant. [1913 Webster] Discovered and defeated of your prey, You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]