Meanings
stalking1
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stalk
stalking2
plural stalkings
- countableuncountableThe act of going stealthily.
A tiny cub is learning the art of stalking a little too well it seems. A video posted on social media shows the cub surprising its mamma and giving her a huge fright. The short clip makes for a delightful watch.
2019 October 9, "Tiny cub gives lion a huge fright", Hindustan Times
stalking3
plural stalkings
- countableuncountableThe removal of stalks from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
stalking · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →stalking · noun
- Proto-West Germanic*stalkungu
- Old Englishstealcung
- Middle Englishstalkynge
- Englishstalking
From Middle English stalkynge, stalkyng, from Old English stealcung, from Proto-West Germanic *stalkungu, equivalent to stalk + -ing.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch stalking
- stalkingcrime of following or harassing
Finnish vainoaminen, piinaaminen
- vainoaminencrime of following or harassing
- piinaaminencrime of following or harassing
French égrappage, éraflage
- égrappageremoval of stalks
- éraflageremoval of stalks
German Stalking, Nachstellung
- Stalkingcrime of following or harassing
- Nachstellungcrime of following or harassing
Japanese ストーキング
- ストーキング (sutōkingu)crime of following or harassing
Korean 스토킹
- 스토킹 (seutoking)crime of following or harassing
Norwegian Bokmål personforfølgelse, stalking
- personforfølgelsecrime of following or harassing
- stalkingcrime of following or harassing
Polish stalking, nękanie
- stalkingcrime of following or harassing
- nękaniecrime of following or harassing
- odszypułkowywanieremoval of stalks
Russian ста́лкинг, ста́лкерство
- ста́лкинг (stálking)crime of following or harassing
- ста́лкерство (stálkerstvo)crime of following or harassing
Tagalog panunubaybay
- panunubaybaycrime of following or harassing
Urdu غیر مجاز تعاقب
- غیر مجاز تعاقبcrime of following or harassing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with stalking
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
stalking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stalking
“stalking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stalking. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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