1. moving stealthily or furtively, especially to avoid notice or hide with sinister intent
Usage: present participle of ‘skulk’

Examples

• The cat was sculking around the bird feeder, waiting for the perfect moment to pounce.
• Security cameras caught someone sculking near the warehouse after hours.
• He spent the evening sculking in the shadows, avoiding his angry neighbors.
• The detective noticed a figure sculking behind the parked cars.
• Stop sculking around and just ask her to the dance directly.
• The thief was sculking through the alley, looking for an easy target.