noun
skulk
Skulk (noun) means a number of foxes together, as a group.
noun
1
A number of foxes together, as a group.
"A group of foxes is called a skulk."
— , A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names (2019)
"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."
— Millard Kaufman (2007)
2
A group of people regarded as cunning or dishonest, like foxes.
3
An instance of skulking, or moving about secretively.
4
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."
— Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2012)
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Etymology
This word came from Middle English sculke, skulke, skulken, which was of North Germanic origin; compare Danish skulke (“shirk”) and Swedish skolka (“play truant”).
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What is the meaning of skulk?
"skulk" (noun) means a number of foxes together, as a group.
What is the opposite of skulk?
Opposites of "skulk" include parade, flaunt.
What are the different meanings of skulk?
"skulk" has 3 main meanings: 1. A number of foxes together, as a group; 2. A group of people regarded as cunning or dishonest, like foxes; 3. An instance of skulking, or moving about secretively.
