Difference between Lingers and Lurk

LINGERS vs LURK: NOUN

Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
Be about
Wait in hiding to attack
To view an internet forum without posting comments
To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself
To remain unobserved
To remain concealed in order to ambush

To wait out of view.
To move furtively; sneak.
To exist unobserved or unsuspected.
To lie hidden; to lie in wait.
To keep out of sight.
To read but not contribute to the discussion in a newsgroup, chatroom, or other online forum.

To monitor a web forum or similar without making your presence pubilc
Be about a place without any apparent purpose
To lie in concealment; hide or keep out of sight, as for ambush or escape; skulk.
To be latent or undisclosed; be withdrawn from open manifestation; exist unperceived or unsuspected.

Mill around, Mill about, Mess about, Lallygag, Hang around, Footle, Loaf, Lounge, Lollygag, Dally, Tarry, Loiter, Dawdle, Hover, Lurk

Mill about, Lie in wait, Mess about, Lallygag, Lounge, Ambuscade, Ambush, Scupper, Bushwhack, Lollygag, Tarry, Waylay, Loiter, Skulk, Linger

Lags, Mill around, Mill about, Mess about, Lallygag, Hang around, Footle, Loaf, Lounge, Lollygag, Dally, Tarry, Loiter, Hover, Lurk

Mill around, Mill about, Mess about, Lie in wait, Lallygag, Hang around, Footle, Lounge, Ambush, Scupper, Lollygag, Tarry, Loiter, Skulk, Linger

And is Charon here still smiting whoever lingers?
Michael Slackman, TV Mystic Lingers in Saudi Jail.
Dates could change if coronavirus lingers into summer.
The legacy of involuntary sterilization lingers in California.
The impact of these policies still lingers today.
Niall lingers a little longer on this one.
Today, the red tape and corruption still lingers.
And Attorney General Jeff Sessions kind of lingers.
The garlic flavor just lingers and lingers in the mouth forever after eating just a little bit of this.
Once the cough starts, it lingers and lingers.

And inflation fears still lurk just below the surface.
Behind each tree or log might lurk a savage.
What may lurk beneath our toes in the surf?
Even worse, dangerous dancing adversaries lurk in the shadows!
Qaeda still lurk near the permeable Afghan border.
Highly accurate ballistic missiles lurk in every theater.
Core Rulebook IIIFearsome and formidable foes lurk within.
But the virus can lurk in dormant mosquitoes.
Remove any bruised areas where bacteria may lurk.
Nary Hungummory Poses the Question, Does Essential Savagery Lurk Beneath the Skin of Civilization, or Does Essential Civilization Lurk Beneath the Skin of Savagery?