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

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

On Friday, Mangione pleaded guilty to both federal stalking counts in his federal case and admitted to shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 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