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  • present participle of stalk.
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stalking

[staw-king] / ˈstɔ kɪŋ /


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Disney will serve as a stalking horse bidder for a non-exclusive perpetual license of some of Character’s intellectual property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Hate stalking the airline seat map for a better seat ahead of your flight like it’s a part-time job?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

The filming would only be unlawful if it could be seen as harassment, stalking, if the footage is voyeuristic, or in circumstances where there would be a reasonable expectation of privacy.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Now that his goal was in sight, Cluny used all the stealth of a stalking hunter, waiting until the entire horde was in position.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

“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

His play consisted chiefly of elaborate stalkings of easily captured animals.

From A Mountain Boyhood by Enos B. (Enos Benjamin) Comstock


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