to lurk

Examples

• All

• Otherwise I'll be lurking in various DVD and Blu-ray forums.

• All right, so now let's give you one more thing not to do when you're still waiting for him to text back is don't go lurking on his social media.

  Stephan Speaks

• You just lurked in the background a bit.

  Men in Black: International (2019)

• How long have you been lurking about in those trees?

  The Grey Fox (1982)

• Were you lurking outside my office?

  Copycat (2016)

• Yeah, even though I, I also have Instagram and have Snapchat, I, I lurk and maybe participate.

• Yes, we felt self-conscious, but I did notice even though I was lurking, I felt so much more connected to that to the group.

• Yeah, I've seen you lurking around this theater for years.

  Shakespeare School Year (2018)

• So what do you do when you're not lurking around gas stations?

  The Chateau Meroux (2011)

• What Bryce did last night is she did a little online lurking of Maximus.

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Synonyms

H

to hang around

vsto lurk

• Informal

407 2.0

To stay in a place without doing anything important

observe online conversations silently rather than simply spending time without purpose

L

to lurk in the shadows

vsto lurk

3 7.6

To stay hidden in dark places to watch or wait

is secretive but lacks suspicious intent and typically occurs online

Antonyms

C

to contribute

883 2.7

To give money, help, or ideas to make something work

P

to participate

866 2.5

To join in an activity with other people

Idioms

L

to lurk in the shadows

3 7.6

To stay hidden in dark places to watch or wait

How Active

to moderate

39 5.3

to post

• Texting

∞ 1.9

to comment

589 1.7

to lurk

• Jargon

24 8.1

Surface Forms

Etymology