lurk

4 definitions • 5 examples

to wait or move in a secret way so that you cannot be seen, especially because you are about to attack someone or do something wrong:

Someone was lurking in the shadows.

Why are you lurking around in the hallway?

(of an unpleasant feeling or quality) to exist although it is not always noticeable:

Danger lurks around every corner.

It seems that old prejudices are still lurking beneath the surface.

to spend time in a chat room or on a social media website and read what other people have posted (= written or added) without posting anything yourself

to stay around a place secretly, or to stay hidden, waiting to attack or appear:

When I was four, I was convinced there was a monster lurking in my closet.