Définition anglaise de “lurk”

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Définition de "lurk" - Dictionnaire Anglais

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lurkverb

uk ​ /lɜːk/ us ​ /lɝːk/

› [ I usually + adv/prep ] to wait or move in a secret way so that you cannot be seen, especially because you are about to attack someone or do something wrong:

Someone was lurking in the shadows.
Why are you lurking around in the hallway?

› [ I usually + adv/prep ] (of an unpleasant feeling or quality) to exist although it is not always noticeable:

Danger lurks around every corner.
It seems that old prejudices are still lurking beneath the surface.

› [ I ] informal internet & telecoms to spend time in a chat room or on a social media website and read what other people have posted (= written or added) without posting anything yourself

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lurking
adjective uk ​ /ˈlɜː.kɪŋ/ us ​ /ˈlɝː.kɪŋ/

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I have some lurking doubts (= doubts which will not go completely away) about whether Simon is really capable of doing this job.
She said she had a lurking suspicion (= she had a very slight feeling) that he wasn't telling the truth.

(Definition of “lurk” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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lurkverb [ I ]

us ​ /lɜrk/

› to stay around a place secretly, or to stay hidden, waiting to attack or appear:

When I was four, I was convinced there was a monster lurking in my closet.

(Definition of “lurk” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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