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skulking |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb skulk Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb skulk Entailment of verb skulk Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb skulk 3 senses of skulk Sense 1 lurk, skulk => hide, conceal Sense 2 malinger, skulk => shirk, shrink from goldbrick Sense 3 skulk => walk Familiarity of verb skulk skulk used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb skulk Sense 1 lurk, skulk => hide, conceal -------------- Sense 2 malinger, skulk => shirk, shrink from goldbrick -------------- Sense 3 skulk => walk -------------- Grep of noun skulking skulking Overview of noun skulking The noun skulking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) malingering, skulking -- (evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering") Overview of verb skulk The verb skulk has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lurk, skulk -- (lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner) 2. malinger, skulk -- (avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill) 3. skulk -- (move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day") Overview of adj skulking The adj skulking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious -- (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows") Antonyms of adj skulking 1 sense of skulking Sense 1 furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak(postnominal), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious INDIRECT (VIA concealed) -> unconcealed Similarity of adj skulking 1 sense of skulking Sense 1 furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak(postnominal), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious => concealed (vs. unconcealed) Attributes of adj skulking Familiarity of adj skulking skulking used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj skulking skulking Overview of noun skulking The noun skulking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) malingering, skulking -- (evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering") Overview of verb skulk The verb skulk has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lurk, skulk -- (lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner) 2. malinger, skulk -- (avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill) 3. skulk -- (move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day") Overview of adj skulking The adj skulking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious -- (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows")
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