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- pronunciation:
- stawk
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
stalks, stalking, stalked |
| definition 1: |
to walk in a stiff, arrogant, or threatening manner.
The detective stalked in and fixed the suspect with a threatening look.- synonyms:
- swagger
- similar words:
- stamp, stomp, strut, tramp, walk
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| definition 2: |
to track and follow a quarry.
We filmed the lion as it stalked.- synonyms:
- track
- similar words:
- chase, hunt, prey, prowl, pursue, scent
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| related words: |
quest, step |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to track and follow (a quarry).
The lion silently stalked its prey.He had been stalking his ex-wife for months when she finally called the police.
- synonyms:
- track
- similar words:
- ambush, chase, dog, follow, hound, hunt, pursue, shadow, tail, trail
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| definition 2: |
to move through (an area) in, or as if in, search of game.
The hunters stalked the jungle.- synonyms:
- prowl
- similar words:
- hunt, scavenge, search, track, tramp, walk
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| related words: |
prey, quest, run down |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or an instance of tracking and following a quarry.
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| definition 2: |
the act or an instance of walking stiffly, arrogantly, or threateningly.
- synonyms:
- march, swagger
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| related words: |
prowl |
| derivations: |
stalkable (adj.), stalkingly (adv.), stalker (n.) |
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