Skulk (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Skulked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Skulking.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. skulke to spare or save one's self, to play the truant, Sw. skolka to be at leisure, to shirk, Icel. skolla. Cf. Scowl.] To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk. “Want skulks in holes and crevices.” W. C. Bryant.
Discovered and defeated of your prey,
You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. Dryden.