stalked

[stawkt]

adjective

1. having a stalk or stem.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stalked¹

First recorded in 1725–35; stalk ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Others—even some who had taken refuge overseas—have been stalked and killed by his security agents, human-rights groups allege.

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She then reported him to Warwickshire Police, alleging that he had stalked, intimidated, harassed and controlled her.

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A Polish national who claimed to be Madeleine McCann "pursued that myth" and stalked the missing girl's parents by sending emails, making phone calls and turning up at their address, a court has heard.

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A man who stalked singer Cheryl Tweedy has been jailed for 12 months for breaching a restraining order by turning up at her home.

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Actress Anna Friel has told a court she was left feeling "threatened and shocked" by a man who stalked her for nearly three years.

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