What is the meaning of stalking?

noun

  • A hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush.
  • The act of following prey stealthily.

verb

  • Walk stiffly.
  • Follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to.
    • usage: "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
  • Go through (an area) in search of prey.
    • usage: "stalk the woods for deer"
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