skulking
21skulk — UK [skʌlk] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms skulk : present tense I/you/we/they skulk he/she/it skulks present participle skulking past tense skulked past participle skulked to move around or to wait somewhere in a secret way, especially… …
22malingering — noun evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated (Freq. 1) they developed a test to detect malingering • Syn: ↑skulking • Derivationally related forms: ↑skulk (for: ↑skulking), ↑ …
23skulk´ing|ly — skulk «skuhlk», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to keep out of sight to avoid danger, work, or duty; hide for a bad purpose; lurk in a cowardly way; sneak: »On Saturdays several boys could be seen skulking about behind the garage avoiding their chores.… …
24skulk´er — skulk «skuhlk», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to keep out of sight to avoid danger, work, or duty; hide for a bad purpose; lurk in a cowardly way; sneak: »On Saturdays several boys could be seen skulking about behind the garage avoiding their chores.… …
25Curmudgeon — Cur*mudg eon (k?r m?j ?n), n. [OE. cornmudgin, where mudgin is prob. from OF. muchier, mucier, F. musser to hide; of uncertain origin; cf. OE. muchares skulking thieves, E. miche, micher.] An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a… …
26meaching — Miching Mich ing, a. Hiding; skulking; cowardly. [Colloq.] [Written also {meaching} and {meeching}.] [1913 Webster] …
27meeching — Miching Mich ing, a. Hiding; skulking; cowardly. [Colloq.] [Written also {meaching} and {meeching}.] [1913 Webster] …
28Miching — Mich ing, a. Hiding; skulking; cowardly. [Colloq.] [Written also {meaching} and {meeching}.] [1913 Webster] …
29Skulk — Skulk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skulked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skulking}.] [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}.] To hide, or get out of the… …
30Skulked — Skulk Skulk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skulked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skulking}.] [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}.] To hide, or get out of …
