acechar
Meanings
Verb
1. to lurk, to lie in wait for, waylay, watch out for (transitive)
2. to spy, stalk (transitive)
Examples8
¿Quién acecha en las sombras?
Who is lurking in the shadows?
¿Qué acecha en las sombras?
What is lurking in the shadows?
Un ladrón acechaba en el oscuro pasillo.
A thief lurked in the dark doorway.
No te quería alrededor mío acechándome fuera como fuese.
I didn't want you lurking around me anyway.
Los lobos siguieron acechando al rebaño.
Wolves stalked the flock.
Te he estado acechando la noche entera, esperando que salieras de tu dormitorio.
I've been lurking all night, waiting for you to come out of your bedroom.