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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July 2, CBS News, 2 July 2025
In a first, scientists have observed Southern Resident killer whales collecting stalks of seaweed and using them to massage each other.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
More Family being ‘violently’ stalked finds knife, note on doorstep in CA, feds say
In Southern California, a family was terrorized by threatening calls and found a knife and note on their doorstep, the FBI says.
—Miami Herald, 4 July 2025
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Noun
In comparison, European honeybees have been known to stalk victims of an attack for up to a quarter of a mile.
—July 2, CBS News, 2 July 2025
In a first, scientists have observed Southern Resident killer whales collecting stalks of seaweed and using them to massage each other.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Verb
They were stalked and murdered by an extremist who also nearly killed state senator John Hoffman and his wife, and who had a hit list of other Democratic officials.
—Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
More Family being ‘violently’ stalked finds knife, note on doorstep in CA, feds say
In Southern California, a family was terrorized by threatening calls and found a knife and note on their doorstep, the FBI says.
—Miami Herald, 4 July 2025
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“Stalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stalk. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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