skulking

skulk

S0457100 (skŭlk)intr.v. skulked, skulk·ing, skulks 1. To lie in hiding, as out of cowardice or bad conscience; lurk.2. To move about stealthily.3. To evade work or obligation; shirk.n. A group of foxes.

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[Middle English skulken, of Scandinavian origin.]

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skulk′er n.

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Noun

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skulking - evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering"malingeringdodging, escape, evasion - nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"