Definitions for stalking

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Spelling: [staw-king]

IPA: /ˈstɔ kɪŋ/

Stalking is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 376 anagrams from letters in stalking (agiklnst).

Definitions for stalking

noun

1. the act or an instance of stalking, or harassing another in an aggressive, often threatening and illegal manner:
2. an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like:
3. a slow, stiff stride or gait.

adjective

1. of or relating to the act of pursuing or harassing:

verb (used with object)

1. to pursue (game, a person, etc.) stealthily.
2. to proceed through (an area) in search of prey or quarry:
3. to proceed or spread through in a steady or sinister manner:

verb (used without object)

1. to pursue or approach prey, quarry, etc., stealthily.
2. to walk with measured, stiff, or haughty strides:
3. to proceed in a steady, deliberate, or sinister manner:
4. Obsolete. to walk or go stealthily along.

Origin of stalking

stalk² (verb) + -ing¹

Examples for stalking

If he cannot get within the hundred yards by stalking, then he should refuse the chance.

There has also been an outpouring of sympathy and shared stories from other women who have been victims of stalking.

Jim describes their hunt as the most wonderful bit of stalking he had ever seen.

He knew of the history, he knew of the stalking behavior, and he was done with her.

Tennis prodigy turned tabloid staple Jennifer Capriati is once again in trouble with the law—charged with stalking an ex.

Especially adept did he become in stalking small living things.

ARS identified what it called the “stalker gap,” where people convicted of stalking as a misdemeanor can still carry guns.

He was stalking about the room now, with his hands in his pockets, whistling.

See the back-and-forth allegations of stalking and text-message harassment.

He had no thoughts for aught else but the triumph of his stalking.