- present participle of stalk.
stalking
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The Millers and their children moved from their Virginia home into military housing last year amid what the White House has described as a campaign of stalking, doxing and threats against the family.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
He did some "company stalking" to learn more about the organisation itself so he didn't go into it "completely blind".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A man was arrested this week near Kris Jenner’s home in Calabasas on suspicion of stalking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Yellow-bellied marmots are stalking hikers and campers in a park more famous for its namesake giant trees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Taker is getting like this, stalking her, pacing, because she’s getting nearer and nearer to the point where she will stand on a stage and tell his story.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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“Gurgi is ready for new walkings and stalkings, oh, yes! And new seekings and peekings! Great lords have been kind to happy, jolly Gurgi!”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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His play consisted chiefly of elaborate stalkings of easily captured animals.
From A Mountain Boyhood by Enos B. (Enos Benjamin) Comstock