[verb] [I usually + adverb or preposition] - to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentionsI thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes - perhaps we should call the police.He was skulking over there behind the shed.As I skulked up to the window, I heard the sound of voices.
SKULK
Meaning of SKULK in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012