Stalking — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

the act of following prey stealthily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɔːkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɔːkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɔːkɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɔːkɪŋ/.

Examples

her ex-boyfriend stalked her
the ghost of her mother haunted her
stalk the woods for deer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

still hunt haunt stalk

Parts of Speech

noun	a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
noun	the act of following prey stealthily
verb	walk stiffly
verb	follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to “her ex-boyfriend stalked her”
verb	go through (an area) in search of prey “stalk the woods for deer”

Word Forms

stalk	verb	go through (an area) in search of prey
stalk	noun	a stiff or threatening gait
stalker	noun	someone who walks with long stiff strides
stalking	noun	a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

traquer

une chasse au gibier effectuée en le suivant furtivement ou en l'attendant en embuscade

🇪🇸Spanish

acechando

una caza que se lleva a cabo siguiéndola sigilosamente o esperando en una emboscada

🇳🇱Dutch

stalken

een jacht op wild dat wordt uitgevoerd door het heimelijk te volgen of in een hinderlaag te wachten

🇵🇹Portuguese

perseguição

uma caçada realizada seguindo-a furtivamente ou esperando em uma emboscada

🇷🇺Russian

преследование

охота на дичь, осуществляемая скрытно или в засаде

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीछा करना

खेल का शिकार गुप्त रूप से पीछा करके या घात लगाकर किया जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்தொடர்தல்

திருட்டுத்தனமாகப் பின்தொடர்வதன் மூலமோ அல்லது பதுங்கியிருந்து காத்திருப்பதன் மூலமோ விளையாட்டிற்கான வேட்டை நடத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వెంబడించడం

దొంగతనంగా అనుసరించడం లేదా ఆకస్మికంగా వేచి ఉండటం ద్వారా గేమ్ కోసం వేట సాగుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पाठलाग

गुप्तपणे अनुसरण करून किंवा घात करून वाट पाहत खेळाची शोधाशोध

🇮🇳Gujarati

પીછો કરવો

રમતનો શિકાર તેને ચોરીછૂપીથી અનુસરીને અથવા ઓચિંતો છાપો મારવાની રાહ જોઈને હાથ ધરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸುವುದು

ಆಟದ ಬೇಟೆಯನ್ನು ಗುಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಅನುಸರಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂಚುದಾಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಯುವ ಮೂಲಕ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിന്തുടരുന്നു

ഒളിഞ്ഞുനോട്ടത്തിലൂടെയോ പതിയിരുന്ന് കാത്തുനിന്നോ ഗെയിമിനായുള്ള വേട്ട

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿੱਛਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਚੋਰੀ-ਛਿਪੇ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਸਰਣ ਕਰਕੇ ਜਾਂ ਹਮਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰਕੇ ਖੇਡ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیچھا کرنا

چپکے سے اس کی پیروی کرکے یا گھات لگا کر انتظار کرتے ہوئے کھیل کا شکار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

跟踪

通过偷偷地跟踪或埋伏来寻找猎物

🇯🇵Japanese

ストーキング

密かに後を追うか、待ち伏せして待つことによって行われる獲物の狩猟

🇰🇷Korean

스토킹

은밀하게 사냥감을 따라가거나 매복하여 기다리면서 사냥을 계속하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rình rập

cuộc săn lùng trò chơi được thực hiện bằng cách lén lút theo dõi nó hoặc chờ phục kích

🇹🇭Thai

สะกดรอยตาม

การตามล่าหาเกมต่อไปโดยติดตามอย่างลับๆ หรือรออยู่ในที่ซุ่มโจมตี

🇮🇩Indonesian

menguntit

perburuan hewan buruan dilakukan dengan mengikutinya secara diam-diam atau menunggu dalam penyergapan

🇲🇾Malay

mengintai

pemburuan untuk permainan yang dijalankan dengan mengekorinya secara curi atau menunggu dalam serangan hendap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المطاردة

تتم عملية البحث عن اللعبة من خلال متابعتها خلسة أو الانتظار في كمين

🇮🇷Persian

تعقیب کردن

شکار شکار با تعقیب مخفیانه یا انتظار در کمین انجام می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

takip etmek

gizlice takip ederek veya pusuda bekleyerek sürdürülen av avı

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתגַנְבוּת

ציד אחר ציד שנמשך על ידי מעקב אחריו בגניבה או המתנה במארב

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The primary meaning of 'stalking' is 'a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush'.

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Using 'stalking' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'stalking' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'stalking' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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