- present participle of skulk.
skulking
Example Sentences
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“We think there’s an ICE agent,” someone told her, pointing toward an unmarked car skulking in the parking lot.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
A few months before, Polumiskov said he had seen P-22 skulking through the same parking lot before running off.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2024
Because “The Laughter” is not just any book from such a perspective — it’s a no-holds-barred comic achievement that lambastes the power structures keeping men like Oliver skulking the halls of academe.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 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
Snowball was known to be still skulking on Pinchfield Farm.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
