Today’s word of the day is ‘Skulk.’ Let us understand more about this word.
[responsivevoice] skulk [/responsivevoice] [ skuhlk ]
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence
Yes, the past form of the word is skulked.
It means: 1. Lurk 2. Shirk 3. Keep out of sight 4. Lie in ambush
1. Hindi – Chhipana 2. Spanish – Esconderse 3. French – Rôder en se cachant 4. Mandarin – Sōu
1. He didn’t mean to skulk like a whipped cur about his own decks. 2. ‘Sit there and skulk, while the others do the work, would you?’ 3. On coming within sight of us, the figure was seen to skulk and hide in the bushes. 4. Don’t skulk outside the door like a spy. 5. Everything has seemed to cower, skulk, and hide, to run as if pursued.
Some synonyms of the word are: crouch, prowl, slink, snoop, avoid, bypass, creep, dodge, elude, evade, hide, pussyfoot, sidestep, slack, snake, sneak, steal, conceal oneself, lie in wait etc.
Some antonyms of the word are: confront, encounter, face, meet, take on, appear, significant, shown etc.
Quotation:
I never shot on sets, but if I was traveling somewhere or on location, I would always have my camera, and I’d always be – it’s that kind of fly on the wall approach to photography, though. I don’t engage the subject. I like to sneak around, skulk about in the dark.
Jessica Lange
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