Definition
To lurk is to hide and wait, often in a secret or suspicious way, usually to watch or surprise someone. Online, it can mean reading posts without ever commenting or participating.
Etymology
From Middle English 'lurkin,' likely from a Scandinavian source meaning 'to sneak or lie hidden.' It has long carried a sense of secrecy and possible danger.
Kelly Says
Internet culture turned 'lurking' into something almost neutral or even recommended—'lurk before you post' means watch and learn the group’s rules first. A word that once suggested danger now sometimes suggests social intelligence.
Translations
ARالعربية
يختبئ
ya-kht-bay
CACatalà
escondre's
es-kon-drehs
CSČeština
schovat se
shoh-vat se
DEDeutsch
vögeln
foh-geln
ELΕλληνικά
κρυβόμαστε
kri-vo-mas-teh
ESEspañol
esconderse
es-kon-der-seh
FISuomi
piiloutua
pee-loo-too-ah
GUGU
ગુપ્ત રહેવું
gup-t reh-v-oon
HEעברית
להסתתר
leh-sa-t-ter
HUMagyar
rejtőzni
rayt-o-znyi
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersembunyi
ber-semb-u-n-yi
ITItaliano
sbirciare
s-bee-r-cha-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
bersembunyi
ber-semb-u-n-yi
NLNederlands
sluipen
sluu-pen
NONorsk
gjemme seg
yem-meh seg
PLPolski
ukrywać się
oo-kry-vat sie
PTPortuguês
esconder-se
es-kon-der-seh
RORomână
a se ascunde
ah seh as-koon-deh
RUРусский
таиться
ta-its-ya
SVSvenska
gömma sig
goh-ma-sig
SWKiswahili
ficha
fee-cha
TRTürkçe
saklanmak
sa-klan-mak
UKУкраїнська
ховатися
kho-vat-sia
VITiếng Việt
ẩn náu
an-nau