sculking

sculk

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skuhlk]
- /skʌlk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skuhlk]
- /skʌlk/

Definitions of sculking word

verb without object sculking to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows. 1
verb without object sculking to move in a stealthy manner; slink: The panther skulked through the bush. 1
verb without object sculking British. to shirk duty; malinger. 1
noun sculking a person who skulks. 1
noun sculking a pack or group of foxes. 1
noun sculking Rare. an act or instance of skulking. 1

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Origin of sculking

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

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Parts of speech for Sculking

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sculking

sculking 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.

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sculking usage trend in Literature

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