stalking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of stalk
noun
  1. The act of going stealthily.
  2. Hunting for game by moving silently and stealthily or by waiting in ambush.
  3. The crime of following or harassing another person, causing that person to fear death or injury.
noun
  1. The removal of stalks from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɔːkɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-stalking.wav

Word forms

stalking stalkings

Etymology

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

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