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 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

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

Mangione enters guilty plea on federal charges Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty to two federal stalking charges in a surprise hearing Friday. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 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

Verb

Banks, 33, has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including conspiracy, stalking resulting in death, and murder for hire. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026

And while Shaq stalking pigs in the dark makes for entertaining content, knocking down feral hogs in Texas is also doing landowners a favor. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Banks, 33, has pleaded not guilty to charges against him, which include stalking resulting in death and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire resulting in death. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

The question is whether the state’s murder charges and the feds’ stalking charges add up to double jeopardy. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

When that technology was released in 2021, the easy-to-hide tracking devices were soon implicated in stalking cases. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Bogan is also out on bond following a July arrest, when she was charged with stalking Moore. — Amber Gaudet updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

However, Meehan turned violent, stalking Debra and attempting to stab Terra. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors accused Banks and his co-conspirators of stalking Bowman for hours before shooting at his vehicle at least 18 times at a gas station near Los Angeles’ Beverly Center mall. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026