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skulk in German

skulk in German is sich verstecken — skulk means a number of foxes together, as a group.

skulk in German

sich verstecken
verb
To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.

What does "skulk" mean?

  1. noun A number of foxes together, as a group.
    "A group of foxes is called a skulk."
  2. noun A group of people regarded as cunning or dishonest, like foxes.
  3. noun An instance of skulking, or moving about secretively.
  4. noun An occasion of moving quietly and secretively so as not to be seen.
    "That gave him three or four more hours of darkness in which to plan an escape more sensible than a skulk to the hut next door."
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skulk in a sentence

  • A group of foxes is called a skulk.
  • A skulk of fox padded daintily over a stream-slashed meadow, and a herd of deer like iron ornaments stood stock still in their winter pelage.
  • That gave him three or four more hours of darkness in which to plan an escape more sensible than a skulk to the hut next door.

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What is "skulk" in German?
"skulk" in German is sich verstecken. skulk means: A number of foxes together, as a group.
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