1
: a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part
especially
: peduncle
2
a
: the main stem of an herbaceous plant often with its dependent parts
b
: a part of a plant (such as a petiole or stipe) that supports another
stalked; stalking; stalks
1
: to pursue by stalking
2
: to go through (an area) in search of prey or quarry
stalk the woods for deer
3
: to pursue obsessively and to the point of harassment
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Examples of stalk in a Sentence
Verb
a movie about a detective being stalked by a killer
This is the time of year when hunters are stalking the woods for deer.
She called the police because her ex-boyfriend was stalking her.
She angrily stalked out of the room.
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
The stalks on the juvenile Arthropleura resemble those of a crab, which could point to the creature having an amphibious youth before becoming terrestrial in adulthood.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Agatha, ever in search of ways to stay alive, promises to deliver Billy at the Road’s end if Rio will stop stalking her every move.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The players need to make six trips into the course, retrieving six puzzle pieces that are obstructed by things like mesh nets and stalks of bamboo.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
The stalks on the juvenile Arthropleura resemble those of a crab, which could point to the creature having an amphibious youth before becoming terrestrial in adulthood.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
In the episode, which is a parody of various slasher films, the cast — including Friedle's Eric Matthews, Fishel's Topanga Lawrence, and Strong's Shawn Hunter — is stalked by an unknown killer after being trapped in the school during detention.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Agatha, ever in search of ways to stay alive, promises to deliver Billy at the Road’s end if Rio will stop stalking her every move.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Stalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stalk. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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stalk
2 of 3 verb1
a
: to hunt slowly and quietly
stalk deer
b
: to go through (an area) in search of prey
stalk the woods for deer
2
: to walk in a stiff or proud manner
stalked out of the room
3
: to pursue obsessively and to the point of harassment
stalker
noun
stalk
3 of 3 noun1
: the act of stalking
2
: a stalking manner of walking
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