stalking

[ staw-king ]

/ ˈstɔ kɪŋ /

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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.

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Origin of stalking

stalk² (verb) + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM stalking

stalk·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby stalking

stalk, stalked, stalked puffball, stalker, stalk-eyed, stalking, stalking horse, stalkless, stalky, stall, stallage

How to use stalking in a sentence

Six of them, including the former NYPD detective, were also charged with conspiracy to engage in interstate stalking.
Operation Fox Hunt: How China Exports Repression Using a Network of Spies Hidden in Plain Sight|by Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg|July 22, 2021|ProPublica
Along with helping you find lost items, AirTags are a new means of inexpensive, effective stalking.
Apple’s AirTag trackers made it frighteningly easy to ‘stalk’ me in a test|Geoffrey Fowler|May 6, 2021|Washington Post
When Greenberg was first charged by federal authorities in June 2020, the indictment was only for stalking and unlawfully using the identity of another person — both counts stemming from his bid to smear Beute.
How the Justice Department came to investigate Rep. Matt Gaetz|Matt Zapotosky, Michael Scherer|April 15, 2021|Washington Post
Another Carlsbad councilwoman filed police reports against two different men who she said threatened her in phone calls and texts and through stalking.
Women Politicians Across the County Say They’ve Faced Harassment, Threats|Kayla Jimenez|November 9, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Lamar Dontae McCarthy, 23, is charged with sexual battery and two counts of felony stalking.
Stafford man charged with following women in three separate incidents|Dana Hedgpeth|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
On and offline, offenses ranged from awful Tinder messages to violent threats on Twitter to street stalking.
10 Things That Made Us Want to Turn Off the Internet Forever in 2014|The Daily Beast|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ARS identified what it called the “stalker gap,” where people convicted of stalking as a misdemeanor can still carry guns.
The Battle Is On in Gabby Giffords’s Old District|Eleanor Clift|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They only went on one date, and then Morello began stalking him.
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 2: The Finest, Funniest, and Most Terrifying Moments of Eps. 1-6|Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the persistent passive-aggressive Nice Guy act fails, do they step it up to elaborate Steve-Urkel-esque stalking and stunts?
Your Princess Is in Another Castle: Misogyny, Entitlement, and Nerds|Arthur Chu|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She goes to a fashion show and a champagne glass is framed in the shot like the serial killer in a horror film stalking its prey.
Lindsay Lohan’s Reality Show Is the Most Stressful Thing on TV|Kevin Fallon|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I pulled the saddle off my horse, slapped it down on the dirt floor, and went stalking up to the long cabin.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
When a hungry lion is watching for prey, the sight of any animal will make him commence stalking it.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
They each told their story (these, you will observe were talking ghosts as well as stalking ghosts).
Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts|George Cruikshank
One day, as Old Man Winter was stalking through a forest, he came upon a hunter's lodge.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
Is it war, I ask you, to seek to poison the drinking water of an enemy, to send stalking into their midst some loathsome disease?
The Double Four|E. Phillips Oppenheim