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Lurking vs Passive - What's the difference?

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Lurking is a related term of passive.


As nouns the difference between lurking and passive

is that lurking is the act of one who lurks while passive is .

As a verb lurking

is .

lurking

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who lurks.
  • * 2011 , Christine Chism, Alliterative Revivals (page 99)
  • In these hunting scenes, as many critics have noted, the reversals, negotiations, lurkings , and evasions between hunter and prey mirror and frame the bedroom strategies of the Lady and Gawain.

    passive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
  • Taking no action.
  • He remained passive during the protest.
  • (grammar) Being in the passive voice.
  • (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
  • (finance) Not participating in management.
  • Antonyms

    * active * aggressive

    Synonyms

    * inactive * idle * disinterested * uninvolved

    Derived terms

    * passive-aggressive * passively * passiveness * passive smoking * passive voice * passivity * passivisation / passivization * passivise / passivize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable, grammar) The passive voice of verbs.
  • (countable, grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.