lurk

/lˈɝk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
2. be about
   “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”
3. wait in hiding to attack

Synonyms for lurk

• skulk
• loiter
• lounge
• footle
• lollygag
• loaf
• lallygag
• hang around
• mess about
• tarry
• linger
• mill about
• mill around
• ambush
• scupper
• bushwhack
• waylay
• ambuscade
• lie in wait

Words that rhyme with lurk

• work
• jerk
• network
• burke
• clerk
• framework
• groundwork
• overwork
• patchwork
• quirk
• beadwork
• berserk
• footwork
• metalwork
• murk
• needlework
• perk
• shirk
• smirk
• woodwork
• artwork
• berk
• brushwork
• casework
• cirque
• clockwork
• dirk
• earthwork
• fieldwork
• firework