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De - Pt| English Dictionary: lurking | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for lurking | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Lurk \Lurk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lurked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lurking}.] [OE. lurken, lorken, prob. a dim. from the source of E. lower to frown. See {Lower}, and cf. {Lurch}, a sudden roll, {Lurch} to lurk.] 1. To lie hid; to lie in wait. Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den. --Spenser. Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent. --Prov. i. 11. 2. To keep out of sight. The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks. --Blackstone. | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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lurking majority" in a electronic forum such as {Usenet}; posting occasionally or not at all but reading the group's postings regularly. This term is not pejorative and indeed is casually used reflexively: "Oh, I'm just lurking". Often used in "the lurkers", the hypothetical audience for the group's {flamage}-emitting regulars. Lurking and reading the {FAQ} are recommended {netiquette} for beginners who need to learn the history and practises of the group before posting. (1997-06-14) | |
