lurk

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /lɜːk/
• (US) enPR: lûrk, IPA ^(key): /lɝk/

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Verb

Plain form lurk

Third-person singular lurks

Past tense lurked

Past participle lurked

Present participle lurking

1. (intransitive) To lurk is to hide in a secret place to wait and to do bad or crime things then.
2. (slang) (computing) When you lurk, you read messages on forums and chats but you do not write any messages yourself.

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