0 present participle of skulk
1 to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions:
I do not think anyone will accuse me of living in luxury or idleness or of skulking.
It will be decided by the non-votes of those who are now skulking in the woodwork.
Why is he hiding himself, and why is he skulking?
Where were they supposed to be skulking and hiding away if they could not be found unless they were dead?
He went on to say that the people really responsible were skulking in the background.
We shall not correct them by skulking or abstaining.
I will not take from him any accusation about skulking home.
Submarines are skulking round the coast in order to see to what extent our preparations will admit of the landing of arms.