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How do you use Skulking in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like malingering or evasion, plus the exact meaning.

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Skulking in a sentence

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Skulking | Skulk

Skulking meaning

present participle and gerund of skulk

Synonyms of Skulking

malingering evasion escape dodging

Related words

Other words often associated with Skulking or its synonyms:

neglect carelessness nonperformance negligence scheme escapism misrepresentation commercialism outflow deception falsity recreation

Using Skulking

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of skulk
  • Useful related words include: malingering, evasion, escape, dodging.
  • In the example corpus, skulking often appears in combinations such as: skulking around.

Context around Skulking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

children 1× hours 1× death 1× nunes 1×

Often after:

geist 1×

Sentence patterns with Skulking

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as nunes skulking around the 1× daytime hours skulking around from 1× ships are skulking around underwater 1× skulking geist is 1× with death skulking in every 1× without children skulking from school 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a week later 1× but we reserve 1× russian ships are 1× skulking geist is 1× with death skulking 1×

Common sentence endings:

around the whitehouse 1× counter to it 1× dust at bay 1× from their jobs 1× on a blanket 1× to new depths 1×

Words around Skulking

Just before it in the word index:

skulk 4 skule 6 skulduggery 10 skuldelev 4 skuld 32 skulason 2

Just after it in the word index:

skull 860 skullcandy 8 skullcap 10 skullduggery 12 skulle 3 skullgirls 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Skulking

  • In this selection, "skulking" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, children, hours, death and geist stand out and add context to how "skulking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as nunes skulking around the and daytime hours skulking around from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "skulking" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with skulking

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Skulking Geist is a good counter to it. (8 words)

Well, at least they're not as bad as Nunes skulking around the Whitehouse. (14 words)

Russian ships are skulking around underwater communications cables, worrying the U.S. and its allies that the Kremlin might be taking information warfare to new depths. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

A week later, on March 24th, for the first time since Hindus had landed in 1838, the festival could be celebrated without children “skulking” from school or adults missing a day’s pay from their jobs. (36 words)

But we reserve one nickname for a very specific time each month, when Ace is more restless than usual in the daytime hours, skulking around from room to room instead of snoozing on a blanket. (35 words)

With death skulking in every vital gulp of air, Margaret and her neighbours live on their nerves, scrubbing and cleaning just to try and keep the oppressive dust at bay. (30 words)

Example sentences (6)

A week later, on March 24th, for the first time since Hindus had landed in 1838, the festival could be celebrated without children “skulking” from school or adults missing a day’s pay from their jobs.

But we reserve one nickname for a very specific time each month, when Ace is more restless than usual in the daytime hours, skulking around from room to room instead of snoozing on a blanket.

With death skulking in every vital gulp of air, Margaret and her neighbours live on their nerves, scrubbing and cleaning just to try and keep the oppressive dust at bay.

Russian ships are skulking around underwater communications cables, worrying the U.S. and its allies that the Kremlin might be taking information warfare to new depths.

Skulking Geist is a good counter to it.

Well, at least they're not as bad as Nunes skulking around the Whitehouse.

Common combinations with skulking

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "skulking" in a sentence?
An example: "A week later, on March 24th, for the first time since Hindus had landed in 1838, the festival could be celebrated without children “skulking” from school or adults missing a day’s pay from their jobs." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "skulking" from authentic English texts.
What does "skulking" mean?
Skulking means: present participle and gerund of skulk
What are synonyms of "skulking"?
Common synonyms of "skulking" include: malingering, evasion, escape, dodging.
How many example sentences with "skulking" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "skulking", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.