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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stalking

/ˈstɔːkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
stalk-ing
IPA
/ˈstɔːkɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of stalk

noun

The act of going stealthily.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Hunting for game by moving silently and stealthily or by waiting in ambush.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The crime of following or harassing another person, causing that person to fear death or injury.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The removal of stalks from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

stalkings (plural)

Derived Forms

stalkingly antistalking

Phrases

deer stalking face-stalking stalking horse stalking-horse

Synonyms

stalk still hunt

Homonyms

stocking (cot–caught merger)

Rhymes With

talking walking hawking squawking overclocking gawking chalking caulking balking

Questions

How do you pronounce stalking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɔːkɪŋ/.
What does stalking mean?
present participle and gerund of stalk
Where does stalking come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce stalking

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