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lurking
1. v. present participle of lurk
2. n. The act of one who lurks.
lurk
1. v. To remain concealed in order to ambush.
2. v. To remain unobserved.
3. v. To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.
4. v. (Internet) To view an internet forum without posting comments.
5. n. The act of lurking.
6. n. (obsolete) A swindle.
skulking
1. v. present participle of skulk
2. n. The action of one who skulks.
skulk
1. n. A group of foxes.Thomas Wright, Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English, London: Henry G. Bohn, 1857, Volume 2, p.(nbsp)833: “SCULK, ... A company of foxes.”
2. n. (figuratively) A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans).
3. n. The act of skulking.
4. n. The act of moving in a stealthy or furtive way.
5. n. A stealthy or furtive gait or way of moving.
6. n. The act of avoiding an obligation or responsibility.
7. n. (obsolete, chiefly nautical, military) One who avoids an obligation or responsibility.
8. v. To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).
9. v. To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
10. v. To avoid an obligation or responsibility.
menacing
1. adj. Suggesting imminent harm.
2. adj. Threatening.
3. v. present participle of menace
4. n. The act of making menaces or threats.
menace
1. n. A perceived threat or danger.
2. n. The act of threatening.
3. n. (informal) An annoying and bothersome person or thing.
4. v. To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.
to menace a country with war
5. v. To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).
6. v. To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.

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