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
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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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Key Takeaways Warts form a hard lump, while skin tags are soft and often on a stalk.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Hunger is so rife that famine is once again stalking Gaza, according to the World Food Program's Antoine Renard, who's just returned from there.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 18 May 2025
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Noun
His answer was lucid as a fog bank and inspiring as a stalk of celery.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Key Takeaways Warts form a hard lump, while skin tags are soft and often on a stalk.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
Verb
The result is a low-grade cultural fear, with people placing masking tape on device mics and TikTokers begging Siri to stop stalking them.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Hunger is so rife that famine is once again stalking Gaza, according to the World Food Program's Antoine Renard, who's just returned from there.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 18 May 2025
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“Stalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stalk. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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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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