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Lurking vs Unsettled - What's the difference?

lurking | unsettled |

As verbs the difference between lurking and unsettled

is that lurking is present participle of lang=en while unsettled is past tense of unsettle.

As a noun lurking

is the act of one who lurks.

As an adjective unsettled is

disturbed, upset.

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.

    unsettled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Disturbed, upset.
  • :I was unsettled by the sudden outburst, and since I didn't know what to do I just stood there, confused.
  • Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
  • Not populated, having no settlers or other inhabitants.
  • Unpaid.
  • :We need to settle this bill; even if you think the charge is too high we can't just leave it unsettled .
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (unsettle)