intransitive verb. To wait out of view.

intransitive verb. To move furtively; sneak.

intransitive verb. To exist unobserved or unsuspected.

intransitive verb. To read but not contribute to the discussion in a newsgroup, chatroom, or other online forum.

To lie in concealment; hide or keep out of sight, as for ambush or escape; skulk.

To be latent or undisclosed; be withdrawn from open manifestation; exist unperceived or unsuspected.

noun. A trick of imposture; a swindling artifice; a cunning dodge.

noun. The act of lurking or prowling.

intransitive verb. To lie hidden; to lie in wait.

intransitive verb. To keep out of sight.

verb. To remain concealed in order to ambush

verb. To remain unobserved

verb. to hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself

verb. to view an internet forum without posting comments

noun. The act of lurking.

verb. wait in hiding to attack

verb. be about

verb. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

"Oh, what horrible perils lie in lurk in the languid fields of Erin Township!"

be  on the lurk  sneak  

lurked  lurking  

conceal  hide  wait  

Berk  Burk  Burke  Dirk  Kirk  

be latent  couch  creep  escape notice  gumshoe  

lurked  lurking  lurks