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

On June 11, Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to federal charges in the murders, shootings and stalking of the victims. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Police found probable cause to charge Garrity with third-degree felony stalking. — Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026

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

Verb

The Institute for Justice documents scores of cases in which officers are accused of misusing ALPRs in ways besides stalking, including officers giving search results to unauthorized people. — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

The voluntary manslaughter charge in Karen’s case was dismissed, but David still faces stalking charges from his ex-wife in Alabama. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

One Indiana man faces felony stalking and intimidation charges after allegedly sending threats and delivering a package to the Fever arena; Cunningham told investigators his behavior left her having nightmares and staying home more. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Clements is charged with two counts of first-degree homicide by vehicle, hit and run resulting in serious injury or death, stalking, and concealing the death of another. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

His co-defendants Deandre Wilson and David Lindsey were convicted of conspiracy to commit stalking, stalking, and stalking resulting in death. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

This can be particularly concerning for people dealing with stalking, harassment or threats. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Women holding local office across the country report increasing levels of harassment and threats, such as Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, the mayor of Burlington, Vermont, who was subjected to stalking this year. — Emma Schroeder, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Scandal, though, had a way of stalking the twenty-nine-year-old novelist. — Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026