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stalk

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Synonyms and Antonyms of stalk

1 to seek out (game) for food or sport

lions stalking gazelles on the plains

Synonyms of stalk

Words Related to stalk

capture, drag, net, snare, trap

dog, ferret, hawk, hound

course, pursue, run, run down, spoor, track, trail

gun (for), harpoon, kill, shoot

2 to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements

The irate customer stalked off in a huff.

Synonyms of stalk

prance, sashay, strut, swagger

Words Related to stalk

flounce, mince, traipse

pussyfoot, tiptoe

parade, promenade

pad, step, tread

lumber, lurch, pound, shamble, shuffle, stagger

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