"stalking" in the noun sense
1. stalk, stalking, still hunt
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
2. stalk, stalking
the act of following prey stealthily
"stalking" in the verb sense
1. stalk
walk stiffly
2. haunt, stalk
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
"her ex-boyfriend stalked her"
"the ghost of her mother haunted her"
3. stalk
go through (an area) in search of prey
"stalk the woods for deer"
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