"skulk" meaning in English

See skulk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /skʌlk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skulk.wav [UK] Forms: skulk [singular], skulks [plural]
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  1. A skulk is a group of foxes.
    Sense id: simple-skulk-en-noun-N5K8BmZh

Verb

IPA: /skʌlk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skulk.wav [UK] Forms: skulk [canonical], skulks [third-person, singular], skulked [past], skulked [past, participle], skulking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you skulk, you keep out of a person's sight in a cowardly way or with the intention of doing something bad.
    Sense id: simple-skulk-en-verb-0u09K0Ts
     
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