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lurk

verb

wait in hiding to attack

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
L
Ends with
K
Contains
UR
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

lɜːk

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. wait in hiding to attack

verb

  1. to monitor a web forum or similar without making your presence public

verb

  1. be about a place without any apparent purpose

    “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”

verb

  1. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

In context

Example Sentences

The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
Who is this man that is hanging around the department?

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