lurk
pronunciation
How to pronounce lurk in British English:
UK [lɜːk]
How to pronounce lurk in American English:
US [lɜːrk]
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- Verb:
- lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
- be about
- wait in hiding to attack
Word Origin
- lurk (v.)
- c. 1300, lurken "to hide, lie hidden," probably from Scandinavian (compare dialectal Norwegian lurka "to sneak away," dialectal Swedish lurka "to be slow in one's work"), perhaps ultimately related to Middle English luren "to frown, lurk" (see lower (v.2)). Related: Lurked; lurking.
Example
- 1. Yet even this early on , political dangers lurk .
- 2. Some worrying signs continue to lurk in the data .
- 3. The president-elect looks and sounds like a moderniser , but plenty of old-fashioned party dinosaurs lurk around him .
- 4. Kivu is where the war started and where many old demons still lurk .
- 5. Mr. marsal says critics should be careful about identifying where problems lurk in bankruptcy fees .