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stalking

verb
/ˈstɔːkɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English stalkynge, stalkyng, from Old English stealcung, from Proto-West Germanic *stalkungu, equivalent to stalk + -ing.

  1. inherited from *stalkungu✻
  2. inherited from stealcung
  3. inherited from stalkynge

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of stalk

  2. The act of going stealthily.

    • A tiny cub is learning the art of stalking a little too well it seems. A video posted on social media shows the cub surprising its mamma and giving her a huge fright. The short clip makes for a delightful watch.

  3. Hunting for game by moving silently and stealthily or by waiting in ambush.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The crime of following or harassing another person, causing that person to fear death or…

      The crime of following or harassing another person, causing that person to fear death or injury.

    2. The removal of stalks from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for stalking. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA