skulk

skulk

Pronunciation: ⁄skʌlk⁄

verb

[no object]

·              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:

the skulk howls away into the night