lurk

verb/lɜrk/

Frequency rank: #11,752 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to wait or hide in a place secretly, often with a bad intention

Illustration for the English word “lurk”

Example sentence

Something seems to lurk in the shadows at the end of the hallway.

Synonyms & related words

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