lurk
The act of lurkingThe act of lurking.
» I didn't want you lurking around me anyway.
Во всяком случае, я не хотел, чтобы ты был возле меня и караулил. — odexed
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2 sensesThe act of lurking.
(Australia, UK, obsolete, slang)A swindle.
Examples
49 sentencesI didn't want you lurking around me anyway.
ruВо всяком случае, я не хотел, чтобы ты был возле меня и караулил. — odexed
I saw someone lurking around outside your house last night.
The devil lurks behind the cross.
ruЗа крестом скрывается дьявол. — shanghainese
deDer Teufel lauert hinter dem Kreuze. — Adelpa
What is lurking in the shadows?
Who is lurking in the shadows?
ruКто скрывается в тени? — odexed
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English lurken, from Old Norse *lúrka, possibly from Proto-Germanic *lūrukōnąFrom Middle English lurken, from Old Norse *lúrka, possibly from Proto-Germanic *lūrukōną (“to be lying in wait, lurk”), equivalent to lour + -k (frequentative suffix).
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