skulk

[US]/skʌlk/
[UK]/skʌlk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. lurk; hide oneself sneakily; evade responsibility
n. en som skjuler seg; en som unngår ansvar; en som snøys
Word Forms
Pluralskulks
Third Person Singularskulks
Past Participleskulked
Present Participleskulking
Past Tenseskulked

Phrases & Collocations

skulk around

lur rundt

skulk away

lur bort

Example Sentences

don't skulk outside the door like a spy!.

snu ikke deg i døren som en spion!

he spent most of his time skulking about the corridors.

han brukte mesteparten av tiden på å snu seg i korridorene.

Faramir: And where is your skulking friend? That gangrel creature. He had an ill-favored look.

Faramir: Og hvor er din snuende venn? Den gangrel-aktige skapningen. Han hadde en uvennlig utseende.

" he whispered to his mother, "and look how Skulker has bitten her - how her foot bleeds!"

" han hviskete til sin mor, "og se hvordan Skulker har bitt henne - hvordan hennes fot blør!"

and I left her, as merry as she could be, dividing her food between the little dog and Skulker, whose nose she pinched as he ate;

og jeg forlot henne, så glad som hun kunne være, og delte maten mellom den lille hunden og Skulker, hvis nese hun knep mens han spiste;

The thief tried to skulk in the shadows.

Tyven prøvde å snu seg i skyggene.

He was caught skulking around the building.

Han ble tatt i acten med å snu seg rundt bygningen.

The spy skulked behind enemy lines.

Spionen snu seg bak fiendens linjer.

She could see him skulking in the bushes.

Hun kunne se ham snu seg i buskene.

The cat skulked around the house, looking for mice.

Katten snu seg rundt huset, etter å ha søkt etter mus.

He always seemed to skulk away when things got tough.

Han så alltid ut til å snu seg unna når ting ble vanskelige.

The criminal skulked in the alley, waiting for his next victim.

Den kriminelle snu seg i gata, og ventet på sin neste ofre.

She felt a sense of unease as she watched the figure skulk in the distance.

Hun følte en følelse av ubehag når hun så figuren snu seg i avstanden.

The detective noticed the suspect skulking near the crime scene.

Detektiven merket at mistenkte snu seg nær kriminelle stedet.

It's not wise to skulk around in the dark alleyways.

Det er ikke vis å snu seg rundt i de mørke gatene.

Real-world Examples

Ove keeps an eye on them as they skulk off.

Ove holder øye med dem mens de skulker bort.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Skulking through the wilderness like a phantom, creeping stealthily through the underbrush.

Å skulke gjennom nakne marken som et spøkelse, å kryple stille gjennom busken.

Source: We Bare Bears

See them out there, skulking around?

Ser du dem der ute, som skulker rundt?

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It's a hard thing to skulk and starve in the heather.

Det er en svært vanskelig ting å skulke og sulte i heide.

Source: New Concept English Vocabulary Book 3 for Speaking

This " glamazon" who skulks around in corners with some random hot fashion guy?

Denne "glamazon" som skulker rundt i hjørner med en tilfeldig varm modeherre?

Source: The Devil Wears Prada

Because he was skulking about in the forest, that makes me trust him even less.

Fordi han skulket rundt i skogen, gjør det meg enda mindre tillit til ham.

Source: The Legend of Merlin

All the boys now ran away, and James skulked across the fields to his home.

Alle guttene løp nå bort, og James skulket over feltene til sin hjem.

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

Even the sour, old Pope Innocent X began to sweeten on Bernini, as Borromini skulked unhappily through the Vatican corridors.

Selv den sur, gamle paven Innocens X begynte å bli mer venlig til Bernini, mens Borromini skulket ubehagelig gjennom Vatikanets korridorer.

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

OK, look. I will find us another place to rendezvous. But I'm not gonna skulk around forever.

OK, se. Jeg skal finne en annen sted å møtes. Men jeg skal ikke skulke rundt for alltid.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

They skulked in an empty chamber off the entrance hall, listening, until they were sure it was deserted.

De skulket i en tom rom av gangen, lytter, inntil de var sikre på at den var forlat.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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