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Definitions for Stalking
[1] the act or an instance of stalking, or harassing another in an aggressive, often threatening and illegal manner: Stalking is now a crime in many states.
[2] of or relating to the act of pursuing or harassing: Stalking laws have alleviated some problems for famous people.
[3] to pursue or approach prey, quarry, etc., stealthily.
[4] to walk with measured, stiff, or haughty strides: He was so angry he stalked away without saying goodbye.
[5] to proceed in a steady, deliberate, or sinister manner: Famine stalked through the nation.
[6] Obsolete . to walk or go stealthily along.
[7] to pursue (game, a person, etc.) stealthily.
[8] to proceed through (an area) in search of prey or quarry: to stalk the woods for game.
[9] to proceed or spread through in a steady or sinister manner: Disease stalked the land.
[10] an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like: We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.
[11] a slow, stiff stride or gait.
[12] the main stem of a herbaceous plant
[13] any of various subsidiary plant stems, such as a leafstalk (petiole) or flower stalk (peduncle)
[14] a slender supporting structure in animals such as crinoids and certain protozoans, coelenterates, and barnacles
[15] any long slender supporting shaft or column
[16] to follow or approach (game, prey, etc) stealthily and quietly
[17] to pursue persistently and, sometimes, attack (a person with whom one is obsessed, often a celebrity)
[18] to spread over (a place) in a menacing or grim manner fever stalked the camp
[19] (intr) to walk in a haughty, stiff, or threatening way he stalked out in disgust
[20] to search or draw (a piece of land) for prey
[21] the act of stalking
[22] a stiff or threatening stride
Words related to Stalking
pursue, hunt, haunt, stride, ambush, chase, pace, track, drive, trail, tail, shadow, approach
Words nearby Stalking
stalk, stalk-eyed, stalked, stalked puffball, stalker, stalking, stalking-horse, stalkless, stalky, stall, stall-fed
Origin of Stalking
21250–1300; Middle English stalken (v.), representing the base of Old English bestealcian to move stealthily, stealcung stalking (gerund); akin to steal
Other words from Stalking
stalk·ing·ly , adverb
stalk·a·ble , adjective
stalk·er , noun
Word origin for Stalking
Old English bestealcian to walk stealthily; related to Middle Low German stolkeren , Danish stalke
Synonyms for Stalking
ambush, chase, haunt, hunt, pursue, stride, approach, drive, pace, shadow, tail, track, trail, flush out, striddle, walk up to