- present participle of skulk.
skulking
Example Sentences
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It helped shift my attention to the supporting cast: Shioli Kutsuna and Aoi Yamada make a playful tag team as two slippery helpers skulking around the margins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The main way I die is at the hands of the simulated antagonist, who is skulking somewhere in the ductwork.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2023
The ending is a page turner as Wels describes Garfield’s last days alive, oblivious to Guiteau skulking in the shadows.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023
“Something in the Dirt” is one of those weird little surprises sometimes found skulking in the crannies of mainstream film festivals, slippery and screwy and impossible to categorize.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
Mom led him to the front door, the two deputies skulking close behind.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
