lurk

lurk
intransitive verb
1) lauern; [Raubtier:] auf Lauer liegen
2) (fig.)

lurk in somebody's or at the back of somebody's mind — [Zweifel, Verdacht, Furcht:] an jemandem nagen

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[lə:k]
verb
(to wait in hiding especially with a dishonest or criminal purpose: She saw someone lurking in the shadows.) lauern
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lurk
[lɜ:k, AM lɜ:rk]
vi auf der Lauer liegen, lauern a. fig; (fig)
to \lurk behind sth hinter etw dat stecken
to \lurk beneath the surface (fig) unter der Oberfläche schlummern
to \lurk in the bushes/the dark sich akk im Gebüsch/in der Dunkelheit verborgen halten
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[lɜːk]
vi
lauern

a nasty suspicion lurked at the back of his mind — er hegte einen fürchterlichen Verdacht

the fears which still lurk in the unconscious — Ängste, die noch im Unterbewusstsein lauern

a doubt/the thought still lurked in his mind — ein Zweifel/der Gedanke plagte ihn noch

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lurk [lɜːk; US lɜrk]
A v/i
1. sich versteckt halten, auf der Lauer liegen, lauern (auch fig):
lurk for sb jemandem auflauern
2. fig
a) verborgen liegen, schlummern
b) (heimlich) drohen
3. schleichen:
lurk about (oder around) herumschleichen
B s Aus sl Trick m, Masche f
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intransitive verb
1) lauern; [Raubtier:] auf Lauer liegen
2) (fig.)

lurk in somebody's or at the back of somebody's mind — [Zweifel, Verdacht, Furcht:] an jemandem nagen

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v.
lauern v.

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