All lurk synonyms

verb lurk

• hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
• skulk — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
• crouch — If you are crouching, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly.
• prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
• creep — When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly.
• snoop — to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
• slink — to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
• sneak — to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
• slide — to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
• snake — any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
• slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
• steal — to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
• wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
• loiter — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
• hang about — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• gumshoe — Slang. a detective.
• lie in wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.