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

Welfy Espinal, 25, and Lenyn Toribio, 27, were charged in a federal indictment unsealed in June with interstate stalking resulting in death for the shocking slay of 24-year-old Jeremy Ortega in April 2025. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Plots tend to involve women in various types of distress, facing things like murder, stalking, infidelity, illicit love, kidnapping, and storm-chasing serial killers. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Court paperwork shows Deshong is facing charges of harassment, indecent assault and stalking. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Jenkinson reportedly made searches about Kate Middleton and her children, which is why the Suffolk Constabulary asked for an interim stalking protection order while criminal proceedings continue. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 June 2026

The stalking was first observed in May 2025 when Acacia Young realized she was being watched, according to NBC7. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

Mangione has also pleaded not guilty to federal stalking charges. — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

Detectives soon learned that Aguilera Mora had been charged March 20 with misdemeanor stalking involving the victim. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026

Earlier this year, a federal judge in New York said prosecutors could not seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the homicide of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, ruling that stalking did not count as a violent crime. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026

Verb

But Ingrid’s definition of success is stalking and befriending her Instagram fixation, the influencer Taylor Sloane (Elizabeth Olsen). — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026

Spain dismissively used Cunningham’s stalking ordeal against her Then Spain’s attack turned much darker. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Additionally, while College Nightmare mentioned that there were more than a dozen complaints from Washington State University students about Kohberger’s conduct and language, the docuseries didn’t detail the reports of stalking against him. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Vance Boelter was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years after pleading guilty to stalking and shooting Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota last year. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 23 July 2026

That July, police arrested Michelle on felony counts of stalking and attempted rape, among other charges. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 22 July 2026

Although the New Orleans Police Department does not identify Couture’s stalking victim as LaBeouf due to privacy policies, the timeline of her booking appears to line up with the confrontation with LaBeouf. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Under the new law, a subsequent stalking offense against the same spouse can be elevated to a felony, increasing the potential punishment for repeat offenders. — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Jones rejected his plea deal on July 2, 2024, for being too lenient for stalking and shooting a woman at least four times in November 2022, which sparked a tirade against the judge, court documents allege. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026