Synonyms for lurked

Grammar : Verb

Spell : lurk

Phonetic Transcription : lɜrk

Top 10 synonyms for lurked

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Définition of lurked

Origin : c.1300, lurken "to hide, lie hidden," probably from Scandinavian (cf. dialectal Norwegian lurka "to sneak away," dialectal Swedish lurka "to be slow in one's work"), perhaps ultimately related to Middle English luren "to frown, lurk" (see lower (v.2)). Related: Lurked; lurking.

verb hide; move stealthily

Example sentences :

And there were caves and crevices in which deep sea fish once had lurked.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various

That they lurked there either in concealment or in ambush was very plain.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

It lurked in the finger that Peter held against the trigger.
Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

It had lurked just beyond his mental grasp for some time now.
Extract from : « Shipwreck in the Sky » by Eando Binder

She lurked in the depths of the house like some kind of spider that shuns attention.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

Here and there lurked a crimson bud, ready to catch the floating pollen.
Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English

Beneath Verinder's bland manner there lurked a substratum of triumph.
Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine

There lurked about him the impish quality of the whistle that had summoned her.
Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain

But it had been there, and now it was not banished; it lurked behind in the shadows, crouching and waiting.
Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson

Margaret was again puzzled with the fun that lurked in the eye and lip.
Extract from : « Deerbrook » by Harriet Martineau

Antonyms for lurked

come out

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