Lurk ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Lurk ( verb )

1. To lie hidden and wait in ambush.
2. To be present but not active or apparent.

Origin:

From middle english lurken, from old english *lurcan, from proto-germanic *lurkijaną (compare dutch lurken, german lauern, danish lurke), from proto-indo-european *lewk- ("to bend") (compare latin luctari ("to struggle"), lithuanian lauktuves ("fold"), ancient greek λυγχάνω (lugkhánō, "to bend."))

Examples:

1. The predator was lurking in the shadows, waiting to pounce on its prey.
2. He lurked around the corner, trying to overhear the conversation.
3. She lurked on the fringes of the party, not daring to join in.
4. The criminal was lurking in the neighborhood, looking for his next victim.
5. The cat lurked under the bushes, stalking its prey.

(As a noun)

Lurk ( noun )

1. To lie hidden and wait in ambush.
2. To be present but not active or apparent.

Origin:

From middle english lurken, from old english *lurcan, from proto-germanic *lurkijaną (compare dutch lurken, german lauern, danish lurke), from proto-indo-european *lewk- ("to bend") (compare latin luctari ("to struggle"), lithuanian lauktuves ("fold"), ancient greek λυγχάνω (lugkhánō, "to bend."))

Examples:

1. The predator was lurking in the shadows, waiting to pounce on its prey.
2. He lurked around the corner, trying to overhear the conversation.
3. She lurked on the fringes of the party, not daring to join in.
4. The criminal was lurking in the neighborhood, looking for his next victim.
5. The cat lurked under the bushes, stalking its prey.