adjective
1. : concealed , latent
lurking danger
examples of what the nature reporter with the lurking camera may capture — Walt Disney
lurking smile
search for lurking ambiguities, latent meanings — C.I.Glicksberg
2. : persistent , lingering
a lurking skepticism in the breast of the public teacher — Isaac Taylor
was now far too important … to have any lurking regrets — Elinor Wylie
• lurk·ing·ly adverb