Skulk v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skulked p. pr. & vb. n. Skulking.] 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.”
Discovered and defeated of your prey,
You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. --Dryden.
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]