lurked
Waited in shadows
Lurked is the past tense of lurk, meaning to wait or move in a hidden or inconspicuous way, often with sinister intent: A figure lurked in the shadows.
Online, to lurk is to read discussions without participating—observing a forum or chat without posting: I lurked on the subreddit for months before commenting.
Made invisible deliberately
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- shroudedCovered and hidden
- cloakedConcealed or covered
buried · tucked · covered · secreted · stashed · invisible · latent · undetected
Perceiving attentively
- peeringStudying something with concentration
- spyingSecretly observing others
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- surveyingMeasuring and charting terrain
scrutinizing · eyeing · gazing · staring · witnessing · beholding · studying · stalking
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
- maliciousMeaning to do harm
scheming · plotting · lying in wait · biding time · dangerous · foreboding · looming
Provoking reactions online
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
- social media stalkingMonitoring someone's profiles obsessively
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
cloaked · buried · tucked · covered · secreted · stashed · invisible · latent · undetected · unseen
observing
Perceiving attentively
- peeringStudying something with concentration
- spyingSecretly observing others
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
surveying · scrutinizing · eyeing · gazing · staring · witnessing · beholding · studying · stalking · tracking
menacing
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
malicious · scheming · plotting · lying in wait · biding time · dangerous · foreboding · looming
trolling
Provoking reactions online
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
- social media stalkingMonitoring someone's profiles obsessively
sneaking
Moving to avoid detection
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- skulkingMoving furtively, covertly
- prowlingMoving stealthily while hunting
slinking · tiptoeing · shadowing · loitering · hovering · lingering · haunting · roaming · circling
lurkedappeared
Became visible or present
emerged · materialized · stood out · came into view · showed up