Synonyms of stalking

stalking 1 of 2

noun

as in hunting

Related Words

• hunting
• capture
• assault
• attack
• entrapment
• snare
• mousetrap
• sally
• ambush
• trap
• charge
• surprise
• ambuscade
• ambushment

stalking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of stalk

1

as in chasing

to seek out (game) for food or sport

lions stalking gazelles on the plains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hunting
• chasing
• trapping
• tracking
• snaring
• capturing
• killing
• pursuing
• dragging
• hounding
• dogging
• trailing
• ferreting
• hawking
• netting
• shooting
• coursing
• poaching
• culling
• running
• running down
• harpooning
• gunning (for)
• spooring

2

as in strutting

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements

the irate customer stalked off in a huff

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strutting
• prancing
• striding
• swaggering
• sashaying
• tiptoeing
• shuffling
• stepping
• traipsing
• sweeping
• mincing
• treading
• parading
• lurching
• padding
• pacing
• flouncing
• staggering
• promenading
• shambling
• pussyfooting
• lumbering
• pounding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stalking

Noun

Seidemann argued murder and stalking are different crimes and double jeopardy wouldn’t apply. — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2026

In August, Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges. — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Short-term emergency protective orders to protect victims of harassment, abuse or stalking also can be issued, the Sacramento County Superior Court self-help site said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Myers was jailed for months and pleaded guilty to felony charges of harassment and stalking. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Three months after the video was posted online, the FBI arrested Michael David Barrett and charged him with interstate stalking. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

In addition to murder-for-hire, Durk faces charges of conspiracy and stalking. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026

Luigi Mangione’s stunning eleventh-hour guilty plea to federal stalking charges is expected to send him to prison for decades, but the risky gambit might result in his release before his 60th birthday. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

An October hearing has been set in Bogan’s misdemeanor stalking case. — Amber Gaudet updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

This week, Netflix features the latest installment in a legendary anime series, a Spanish-language thriller stuffed with social commentary, and a Canadian horror about a mysterious beast stalking an isolated fishing village. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

In a superseding indictment filed in 2025, Michael Jarrett Jarrett and Davindra Ramanan were charged with stalking and other charges stemming from the July incident. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images YouTube is stalking the sports landscape for live rights. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Steffman in November 2025 on charges of stalking, harassment and misuse of an ALPR. — Henry F. Fradella, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Last year, the ex-fiance filed a stalking no contact order against Maldonado, but that case was later dropped and the two agreed to enter into an order to stay away from each other, Kalkanis said. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

In 2019, he was convicted of eight charges, including stalking women who worked at massage parlors in Johnson County and Lawrence, Kansas. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

In the four years since a dedicated stalking law was introduced in 2021, reports have tripled, reaching 44,687 in 2025. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026

Death turns into the defining theme of the episode, with the Grim Reaper stalking the Slow Horses in more ways than one. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026