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Source: gcide
Lurk \Lurk\ (l[^u]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lurked} (l[^u]rkt);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Lurking}.] [OE. lurken, lorken, prob. a dim.
from the source of E. lower to frown. See {Lower}, and cf.
{Lurch}, a sudden roll, {Lurch} to lurk.]

1. To lie hidden; to lie in wait.

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Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den.
--Spenser.

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Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent. --Prov.
i. 11.

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2. To keep out of sight.

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The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks.
--Blackstone.

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Source: wn
lurking
adj 1: concealed and unsuspected; "lurking dangers"; "search for
lurking ambiguities"
2: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to
avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking
prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a
surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in
the shadows" [syn: {furtive}, {skulking}, {sneak(a)}, {sneaky},
{stealthy}, {surreptitious}]

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Source: moby thes
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "lurking":
abeyant, about to be, already in sight, approaching, at hand,
between the lines, brewing, close, close at hand, coming, covert,
cryptic, delitescent, doggo, dormant, esoteric, forthcoming,
furtive, future, gathering, going to happen, hibernating, hidden,
hidden out, immediate, imminent, impendent, impending, in ambush,
in danger imminent, in hiding, in prospect, in reserve, in store,
in the cards, in the offing, in the wind, in the wings, in view,
instant, latent, looming, lowering, menacing, muffled, mystic,
near, near at hand, nearing, obfuscated, obscured, occult,
on the horizon, on tiptoe, overhanging, possible, potential,
preparing, prowling, pussyfoot, pussyfooted, quiescent, skulking,
sleeping, sneaking, stealing, stealthy, submerged, surreptitious,
that will be, threatening, to come, under cover, under the surface,
underlying, unmanifested, upcoming, veiled, virtual, waiting,
waiting concealed


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Source: foldoc
lurking

The activity of one of the "silent
majority" in a electronic forum such as {Usenet}; posting
occasionally or not at all but reading the group's postings
regularly. This term is not pejorative and indeed is casually
used reflexively: "Oh, I'm just lurking". Often used in "the
lurkers", the hypothetical audience for the group's
{flamage}-emitting regulars.

Lurking and reading the {FAQ} are recommended {netiquette} for
beginners who need to learn the history and practises of the
group before posting.

(1997-06-14)


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