stalking

Plural: stalkings

Noun

• a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
• the act of following prey stealthily
• The act of going stealthily.
• Hunting for game by moving silently and stealthily or by waiting in ambush.
• The crime of following or harassing another person, causing that person to fear death or injury.
• The removal of stalks from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking.

Verb

• walk stiffly
• follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
• go through (an area) in search of prey
• present participle and gerund of stalk

Synonyms

haunt, stalk, still hunt