lurking

to stay in a place where you can see or hear what is happening but other people cannot see you

esconderse, acechar, merodear

• lurk around somewhere

Collocations lurk in the shadows · lurk outside a house

• He was lurking around the corner.

  Él estaba merodeando en la esquina.

to stay in a place on the internet where you can see what other people are saying or doing but do not say anything yourself

espiar, acechar en línea

• lurk in a chat room

Collocations lurk on social media · lurk in forums

• She was lurking in the chat room.

  Ella estaba espiando en el chat.