Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [skuhlk]
- /skʌlk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [skuhlk]
- /skʌlk/
Definitions of sculk word
- verb without object sculk to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows. 1
- verb without object sculk to move in a stealthy manner; slink: The panther skulked through the bush. 1
- verb without object sculk British. to shirk duty; malinger. 1
- noun sculk a person who skulks. 1
- noun sculk a pack or group of foxes. 1
- noun sculk Rare. an act or instance of skulking. 1
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Origin of sculk
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Scandinavian (not in ON); compare Danish, Norwegian skulke, Swedish skolka play hooky
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sculk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sculk popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.