belurk

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verb

To lurk about; lie in wait.

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Meanings

verbbelurk (third-person singular simple present belurks, present participle belurking, simple past and past participle belurked)

present singular third person belurks · participle present belurking · participle past belurked · past belurked

  1. rareTo lurk about; lie in wait.

    In ambush for its prey, belurked the Son Of man where'er he went, […]

    1875, Nathaniel Dunn, Satan Chained, page 156
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    Left alone, he's likely to stumble into some of the twisted bypaths, and it will be sheer luck if he escapes the mud puddles and quagmires that belurk the paths of adolescence.

    1914, Telephony - Volume 67, Issues 1-26, page 18

Origin

From be- (“around, about”) + lurk.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

belurk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belurk

MLA

“belurk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belurk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belurk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belurk.

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