資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie
   close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk. ``Want skulks in
   holes and crevices.'' --W. C. Bryant.

         Discovered and defeated of your prey, You skulked
         behind the fence, and sneaked away.      --Dryden.

資料來源 : WordNet®

skulking
     adj : 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" [syn: {furtive}, {lurking}, {sneak(a)},
            {sneaky}, {stealthy}, {surreptitious}]
     n : evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated;
         "they developed a test to detect malingering" [syn: {malingering}]