stalking
Meanings
verb
- present participle and gerund of stalk
noun
- The act of going stealthily.
- Hunting for game by moving silently and stealthily or by waiting in ambush.
- The crime of following or harassing another person, causing that person to fear death or injury.
noun
- The removal of stalks from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English stalkynge, stalkyng, from Old English stealcung, from Proto-West Germanic *stalkungu, equivalent to stalk + -ing.
Derived words
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