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Sneaking vs Skulk - What's the difference?

sneaking | skulk |

As verbs the difference between sneaking and skulk

is that sneaking is while skulk is to conceal oneself; to hide.

As nouns the difference between sneaking and skulk

is that sneaking is the act of one who sneaks while skulk is a group of foxes.

sneaking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who sneaks.
  • * 1915 , Charmian London, The Log of the Snark (page 108)
    • Then there was much mirth and banter over the swift sneakings for home of certain men carrying large portions of puarka .

    skulk

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of foxes.
    • (Wright)
  • One who skulks; a skulker.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to conceal oneself; to hide
  • * Dryden
    • Discovered and defeated of your prey, / You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.
  • * 1852 , Charles Dickens, Bleak House ,
    • Behind dingy blind and curtain, in upper story and garret, skulking more or less under false names, false hair, false titles, false jewellery, and false histories, a colony of brigands lie in their first sleep.
  • to sneak around, sneak about
  • * 1904 , Paul Laurence Dunbar,
    • Fully a dozen of the citizens had seen him hastening toward the woods and noted his skulking air [...]
  • to shirk; to avoid obligation