"lurked" in the verb sense

1. lurk, skulk

lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

2. loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around

be about

"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"

"Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

3. ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait

wait in hiding to attack

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