See lurk on Wiktionary
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"word": "lurkingly"
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"2": "enm",
"3": "lurken"
},
"expansion": "Middle English lurken",
"name": "inh"
},
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"2": "non",
"3": "*lúrka"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse *lúrka",
"name": "der"
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"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*lūrukōną",
"t": "to be lying in wait, lurk"
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"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lūrukōną (“to be lying in wait, lurk”)",
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"t": "to sneak away, go slowly"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk lurka (“to sneak away, go slowly”)",
"name": "cog"
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"2": "lurka",
"t": "to dawdle, be slow in one's work"
},
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"2": "lüürkje",
"t": "to look secretly, spy"
},
"expansion": "Saterland Frisian lüürkje (“to look secretly, spy”)",
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"2": "luorkje",
"t": "to lurk"
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"2": "lûrken",
"t": "to deceitfully stalk"
},
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English lurken, from Old Norse *lúrka, possibly from Proto-Germanic *lūrukōną (“to be lying in wait, lurk”), equivalent to lour + -k (frequentative suffix).\nCognate with Norwegian Nynorsk lurka (“to sneak away, go slowly”), dialectal Swedish lurka (“to dawdle, be slow in one's work”), Saterland Frisian lüürkje (“to look secretly, spy”), West Frisian luorkje (“to lurk”), Middle Low German lûrken (“to deceitfully stalk”).",
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"form": "lurks",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
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"form": "lurking",
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"present"
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"pos": "verb",
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"ref": "2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 55:",
"text": "Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2024, Jackie Evancho, “Behind My Eyes”, in Solla:",
"text": "Things lurking in the dark / They like to leave a mark / Inside of you",
"type": "quote"
}
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"To remain concealed in order to ambush."
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"ambush"
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "débna",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "де́бна"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "aguaitar"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "číhat"
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "kaŭri"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "väijyä"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "vaania"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "se cacher"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "s’embusquer"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "asexar"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "aseitar"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "alucar"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "espreitar"
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "guichar"
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "atrelar"
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "agaitar"
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "viscar"
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{
"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "lauern"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paramonévo",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "παραμονεύω"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ellochévo",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "ελλοχεύω"
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "enedrévo",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "ενεδρεύω"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "karadokó",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "καραδοκώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "appostarsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "acquattarsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "celarsi"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "dēlitescō"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "espreitar"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "taítʹsja",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "таи́ться"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prjátatʹsja",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пря́таться"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skryvátʹsja",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "скрыва́ться"
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "acechar"
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"word": "agazaparse"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "tajitysja",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "таїтися"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xovatysja",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ховатися"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "skryvatysja",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "скриватися"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nykatysja",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "никатися"
},
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"_dis1": "76 19 3 1 1",
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"roman": "ljurkuvatysja",
"sense": "to remain concealed in order to ambush",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"rare"
],
"word": "люркуватися"
}
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"ref": "[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:",
"text": "Thus my plight was evil indeed, for I had nothing now to burn to give me light, and knew that 'twas no use setting to grout till I could see to go about it. Moreover, the darkness was of that black kind that is never found beneath the open sky, no, not even on the darkest night, but lurks in close and covered places and strains the eyes in trying to see into it.",
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"To remain unobserved."
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"unobserved"
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"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ostavam nezabeljazan",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "оставам незабелязан"
},
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"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "restar amagat"
},
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"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "skrývat se"
},
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"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "skrýt se"
},
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"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ukrýt se"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "piileksiä"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "se cacher"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "se dissimuler"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "agocharse"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "esgueirarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "entoñarse"
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{
"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "anoitarse"
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{
"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "alaparse"
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{
"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "axobedarse"
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{
"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "ocultarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 68 3 2 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to remain unobserved",
"word": "esconderse"
}
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"ref": "2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 235c:",
"text": "if we find the sophist lurking, we must round him up by royal command of the argument",
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"To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself."
],
"id": "en-lurk-en-verb-WKS6yxrw",
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"hang out"
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"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "aguaitar"
},
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"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "potloukat se"
},
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"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "poflakovat se"
},
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"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "schuilen"
},
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"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "piileksiä"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "piilotella"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "hiippailla"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "traîner"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "espreitar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "guichar"
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"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "atrelar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "agaitar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "viscar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "agoitar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "esculcar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "britar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "lauern"
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"_dis1": "3 3 84 8 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to hang out or wait around a location",
"word": "taiwhanga"
},
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"Swedish terms derived from Old Irish",
"Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
"Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
"Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
"Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish"
],
"glosses": [
"boor, lout"
],
"links": [
[
"boor",
"boor"
],
[
"lout",
"lout"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial) boor, lout"
],
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"common-gender"
]
}
],
"word": "lurk"
}
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