Thesaurus

stalking

verb , present participle of stalk

Synonyms and Antonyms of stalking

1 to seek out (game) for food or sport

lions stalking gazelles on the plains

Synonyms of stalking

chasing, hunting

Words Related to stalking

capturing, dragging, netting, snaring, trapping

dogging, ferreting, hawking, hounding

coursing, pursuing, running, running down, spooring, tracking, trailing

gunning (for), harpooning, killing, shooting

2 to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements

the irate customer stalked off in a huff

Synonyms of stalking

prancing, sashaying, strutting, swaggering

Words Related to stalking

flouncing, mincing, traipsing

pussyfooting, tiptoeing

parading, promenading

padding, stepping, treading

pacing, striding

lumbering, lurching, pounding, shambling, shuffling, staggering

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