delurk

D2E1L1U1R1K5

verb

To reveal oneself, after lurking; to establish a presence on an online newsgroup, forum, etc.

Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbdelurk (third-person singular simple present delurks, present participle delurking, simple past and past participle delurked)

present singular third person delurks · participle present delurking · participle past delurked · past delurked

  1. InternetintransitiveTo reveal oneself, after lurking; to establish a presence on an online newsgroup, forum, etc.
noundelurk (plural delurks)

plural delurks

  1. A revealing of oneself after lurking, especially a first post.

Origin

From de- + lurk.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

delurk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delurk

MLA

“delurk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delurk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delurk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delurk.

Source: delurk on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.