v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lurked p. pr. & vb. n. Lurking. ] [ OE. lurken, lorken, prob. a dim. from the source of E. lower to frown. See Lower, and cf. Lurch, a sudden roll, Lurch to lurk. ] 1. To lie hidden; to lie in wait. [ 1913 Webster ]
Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent. Prov. i. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To keep out of sight. [ 1913 Webster ]
The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]