[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

skulk \skulk\, v. i. imp.  p. p. skulked; p. pr.  vb. n.
   skulking. of scand. origin; cf. dan. skulke to spare or
   save one's self, to play the truant, sw. skolka to be at
   leisure, to shirk, icel. skolla. cf. scowl.
   to hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie
   close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk. "want skulks in
   holes and crevices." --w. c. bryant.
   1913 webster

         discovered and defeated of your prey,
         you skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.
                                                  --dryden.
   1913 webster
see also:
skulked skulking scowl 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

skulking
     adj : 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, lurking, sneaka,
            sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious
     n : evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated;
         "they developed a test to detect malingering" syn: malingering
see also:
furtive lurking sneaka sneaky stealthy surreptitious 
malingering 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

42 moby thesaurus words for "skulking":
   back-door, backstairs, clandestine, covert, cowering, cringing,
   doggo, feline, furtive, hidden out, hidlings, hole-and-corner,
   hugger-mugger, in ambush, in hiding, in the wings, lurking,
   on tiptoe, privy, prowling, pussyfoot, pussyfooted, quailing,
   quiet, shifty, slinking, slinky, sly, sneaking, sneaky, stealing,
   stealthy, surreptitious, under cover, under-the-counter,
   under-the-table, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded,
   unobtrusive, waiting concealed

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