stalking.
The act of going stealthily.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English stalkynge, stalkyng, from Old English stealcung, from Proto-West Germanic *stalkungu, equivalent to stalk + -ing.
The removal of stalks from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English stalk Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English stalking From stalk (“the stem of a plant”) + -ing.
present participle and gerund of stalk
Where this word comes from
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