eye-stalk

plural eye-stalks

1. alternativeAlternative form of eyestalk.

present singular third person eye-stalks · participle present eye-stalking · participle past eye-stalked · past eye-stalked

1. herding(Of working dogs) To intensely stare to intimidate and control livestock.

   I'd play cribbage with the herders and Jane would push the sheep to the top of the mesa, picking up the strays as she eye-stalked-chased (worried) the stragglers.

   2002, Coppinger, Raymond =, Dogs : a new understanding of canine origin, behavior, and evolution, page 212

2. broadlyTo look at someone in an evaluating or scrutinizing manner.

   The private eye stalked the surgeon for several months but always seemed to be one step behind.

   1993, Flemming, Laraine E, chapter 8, in Reading for Results, page 390

   1 more example

   Micah shifted restlessly as he silently eye-stalked the people who had crowded into St. Patrick's Cathedral.

   2006, Rhodes, Evie, Criss Cross, page 74