English-Thai Dictionary

skulk

N ผู้ หลบหนี  phu-lob-ne

 

skulk

VI หลบ  หลบมุม  หลบเลี่ยง  แอบ  ซ่อน  prowl slink lob

 

skulk

VI แสร้งทำ เป็น ป่วย (เพื่อ เลี่ยง งาน  sang-tam-pen-puai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SKULK

v.i.To lurk; to withdraw into a corner or into a close place for concealment [See Sculk. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SKULK

Skulk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skulked; p. pr. & vb. n. Skulking.] Etym: [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. ]

 

Defn: 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. Discovered and defeated of your prey, You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. Dryden.

 

SKULK

Skulk, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. skollr, skolli, a fox, and E. skulk, v.i.]

 

Defn: A number of foxes together. Wright.

 

SKULK; SKULKER

SKULK; SKULKER Skulk, Skulk "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, skulks.

 

SKULKINGLY

SKULKINGLY Skulk "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a skulking manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

skulk

skulk |skəlk skəlk | ▶verb [ no obj. ] keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive: don't skulk outside the door like a spy! • [ with adverbial of direction ] move stealthily or furtively: he spent most of his time skulking about the corridors. • shirk duty. ▶noun a group of foxes. DERIVATIVES skulk er noun ORIGIN Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian skulka ‘lurk, ’ and Danish skulke, Swedish skolka ‘shirk. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

skulk

skulk |skʌlk | ▶verb [ no obj. ] keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive: don't skulk outside the door like a spy! • [ with adverbial of direction ] move stealthily or furtively: he spent most of his time skulking about the corridors. ▶noun a group of foxes. DERIVATIVES skulker noun ORIGIN Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian skulka ‘lurk ’, and Danish skulke, Swedish skolka ‘shirk ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

skulk

skulk verb you're right, I think someone is skulking around behind those cars: lurk, loiter, hide; creep, sneak, slink, prowl, pussyfoot.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

skulk

skulk verb he spent most of his time skulking about the corridors: lurk, loiter, hide, conceal oneself, lie in wait, keep out of sight; creep, sneak, slink, move furtively, sidle, slope, pad, prowl, tiptoe, pussyfoot.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

skulk

skulk /skʌlk /動詞 自動詞 1 (悪事をしようと )こそこそ動きまわる, 隠れまわる (about, around, in ).2 ｟主に英 ｠責任を回避する ; (仕事などを )ずるける .名詞 C こそこそする人, ずるける人 .sk ú lk er 名詞