stalking

American

[staw-king] / ˈstɔ kɪŋ /

noun

the act or an instance of stalking, or harassing another in an aggressive, often threatening and illegal manner.

Stalking is now a crime in many states.

adjective

of or relating to the act of pursuing or harassing.

Stalking laws have alleviated some problems for famous people.

Other Word Forms

stalkingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of stalking

stalk ² (verb) + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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Her editorial decisions, even if made for the purest of journalistic reasons, were intended to be factors in the Ellison family’s stalking of the Warner properties.

From The Wall Street Journal

South Korean authorities are developing a mobile app for stalking victims to track in real-time the location of their stalkers, if they're nearby.

From BBC

On Monday, the court said a charge against Mr Rowland of stalking Lady Davey had been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.

From BBC

If you remember the Predator stalking humans in the greatest sci-fi action film in history, you know how these cameras work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like a cat stalking an ant, Woo starts climbing up a nearby tree— his eyes trained onto the insect.

From Literature

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