fiddle vs skulk

skulk vs fiddle

fiddle is a noun but skulk is not a noun.

fiddle and skulk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fiddle	Yes	No	Yes	No
skulk	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, skulk is a hyponym of fiddle; that is, skulk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fiddle:

fiddle: avoid (one's assigned duties)
skulk: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

Other hyponyms of fiddle include scrimshank, malinger, slack.

fiddle (noun)	skulk (noun)
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

fiddle (verb)	skulk (verb)
try to fix or mend	move furtively
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination	avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly	lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
play the violin or fiddle
play on a violin
commit fraud and steal from one's employer
avoid (one's assigned duties)

Difference between fiddle and skulk

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