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lurk

(lɜːʳk)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense lurks, present participle lurking, past tense, past participle lurked
1. verb
If someone lurks somewhere, they wait there secretly so that they cannot be seen, usually because they intend to do something bad.
He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address. [VERB]
Synonyms: hide, sneak, crouch, prowl More Synonyms of lurk
2. verb
If something such as a danger, doubt, or fear lurks somewhere, it exists but is not obvious or easily recognized.
Hidden dangers lurk in every family saloon car. [VERB]
Around every corner lurked doubt and uncertainty. [VERB]

lurk in British English

(lɜːk)
verb (mainly intr)
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
5. 
an act or instance of lurking
6.  Australian and New Zealand slang
a scheme or stratagem for success
Derived forms
lurker (ˈlurker)
noun
Word origin
C13: probably frequentative of lour; compare Middle Dutch loeren to lie in wait

lurk in American English

(lɜrk)
verb intransitive
1. 
to stay hidden, ready to spring out, attack, etc.; lie in wait
2. 
to exist undiscovered or unobserved; be present as a latent or not readily apparent threat
3. 
to move furtively
Word origin
ME lurken, akin to louren (see lower2), Norw lurka, to sneak off

Examples of 'lurk' in a sentence
lurk

There is a sense that the worst is over and there aren't any nasty surprises lurking around the corner.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Moreover, danger lurks should you use your card to go shopping because interest will be charged on such spending.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's fine to be exuberant when you are on the right stride but danger lurks when you are not.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Pieces are fitted together, all is not as it seems, danger lurks in unexpected places.
The Sun (2016)
The pleasure is not quite knowing, the building on the very deep fear in all of us that there might just be something lurking beneath the bed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was a heart attack constantly lurking just beneath the surface.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is an extreme case but it highlights the dangers that lurk online.
The Sun (2015)
Yet somewhere lurking beneath that charming exterior must lie an evil streak.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The game world is beautiful yet enemy mobs always lurk in the same locations.
The Sun (2016)
Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of man?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Two other unknown men lurked in the background.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Or was he actually just lurking around the corner?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What else is lurking in the shadows?
The Sun (2012)
You sense that somewhere inside the chief inspector there still lurks a head teacher.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But they are ideal for dealing with those small slugs that lurk just below the soil surface.
The Sun (2015)
He was aware of the elephants and also the dangers that lurk in the jungles.
The Sun (2013)
There was always that edge of worry lurking somewhere.
Christianity Today (2000)
Most families have an embarrassing relative lurking in the background.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But an ugly awakening could well be lurking around the corner.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Their shared history lurks in the shadows.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Yet there is still a lurking softness.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But there is not just wildlife lurking.
The Sun (2015)
Could he really be that blithe about what dangers lurked inside his body?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There is always that incentive to think there is a magic cure somewhere lurking in the counties.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is terrifying to think that such evil can lurk behind an internet site that brings pleasure to millions.
The Sun (2009)
Yet always the surprise lurks.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Some disaster or other is, no doubt, lurking round the corner.
The Sun (2014)

In other languages
lurk

British English: lurk VERB
If someone lurks somewhere, they wait there secretly so that they cannot be seen, usually because they intend to do something bad.
He thought he saw someone lurking outside the door.
  • American English: lurk
  • Brazilian Portuguese: espreitar
  • Chinese: 潜藏
  • European Spanish: acechar
  • French: se tapir
  • German: lauern
  • Italian: stare in agguato
  • Japanese: 待ち伏せする
  • Korean: 잠복하다
  • European Portuguese: espreitar
  • Latin American Spanish: acechar

Chinese translation of 'lurk'

lurk

(ləːk)

vi

  1. [animal, person] 暗藏 (àncáng)
  2. (fig) [danger, suspicion, doubt] 潜(潛)伏 (qiánfú)
(verb) 
Definition
to be present in an unobtrusive way
He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address.
Synonyms
hide
sneak
Don't sneak away and hide.
crouch
prowl
The stray dogs of the city prowl in packs in search of food.
snoop
lie in wait
slink
He couldn't just slink away.
skulk
skulking in the safety of the car
conceal yourself
move with stealth
go furtively

Additional synonyms

in the sense of prowl
Definition
to move stealthily around (a place) as if in search of prey or plunder
The stray dogs of the city prowl in packs in search of food.
Synonyms
move stealthily,
hunt,
patrol,
range,
steal,
cruise,
ghost,
stalk,
sneak,
lurk,
roam,
rove,
scavenge,
slink,
skulk,
nose around
in the sense of skulk
Definition
to lie in hiding
skulking in the safety of the car
Synonyms
lurk,
hide,
lie in wait,
loiter
in the sense of slink
Definition
to move or act in a quiet and secretive way from fear or guilt
He couldn't just slink away.
Synonyms
creep,
steal,
sneak,
slip,
ghost,
prowl,
skulk,
pussyfoot (informal)

Nearby words of
lurk

  • lurch
  • lure
  • lurid
  • lurk
  • luscious
  • lush
  • lust

Synonyms of 'lurk'

lurk

Explore 'lurk' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of sneak
Definition
to move quietly, trying not be noticed
Don't sneak away and hide.
Synonyms
slink,
slip,
steal,
creep,
ghost,
pad,
tiptoe,
sidle,
skulk
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