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 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

Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges of interstate stalking resulting in death and stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges related to the death of Thompson, who was gunned down in midtown Manhattan on his way to an investors' meeting. — Forbestv, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Health and healthcare Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Mangione was charged with two federal counts — interstate stalking resulting in death and stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

Mangione entered a guilty plea to one count of interstate stalking resulting in death and one count of stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death, according to CNN and The New York Times. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Mangione, the man who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges on Friday in a Manhattan courthouse. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Mangione, who had no criminal record prior to his arrest for the 2024 incident, pleaded guilty Friday to interstate stalking resulting in Thompson’s killing and stalking and surveilling Thompson with interstate facilities. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

Then again, this entire comparison might simply be the result of seeing a wealthy blonde woman stalking through a city late at night, up to something. — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

Last week, Mangione pleaded guilty to two stalking charges in federal court and admitted to following and shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026

Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty to two federal charges of stalking resulting in death, which carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

On Friday, Mangione pleaded guilty to two federal counts of stalking and admitted to fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Brian Thompson. — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

That filing argued for dismissal of the state charges after Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking crimes. — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026

Mangione pled guilty in federal court to two charges of stalking, which resulted in the death of Thompson, who was in Manhattan for a conference. — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026

The December court date will come just over a week before Mangione is set to be sentenced by Federal Judge Margaret Garnett for the stalking offenses. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2026

The 28-year-old University of Pennsylvania graduate admitted Friday to stalking UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson across state lines, then shooting him in the back outside a Manhattan hotel where he was supposed to meet with investors. — Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026