Antonyms for stalking


Grammar : Verb
Spell : staw-king
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɔ kɪŋ


Definition of stalking

Origin :
  • "stem of a plant," early 14c., probably a diminutive (with -k suffix) of stale "one of the uprights of a ladder, handle, stalk," from Old English stalu "wooden part" (as of a harp), from Proto-Germanic *stalo; related to Old English steala "stalk, support," and steall "place" (see stall (n.1)).
  • verb follow, creep up on
Example sentences :
  • If he cannot get within the hundred yards by stalking, then he should refuse the chance.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Jim describes their hunt as the most wonderful bit of stalking he had ever seen.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • Especially adept did he become in stalking small living things.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • He was stalking about the room now, with his hands in his pockets, whistling.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
  • He had no thoughts for aught else but the triumph of his stalking.
  • Extract from : « The Fiery Totem » by Argyll Saxby
  • We ought to have reconnoitered more, instead of thinking about stalking.
  • Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin
  • He was stalking the garden, beating the bushes, walking up and down.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • He went in the direction of the voices, stalking along like a great lion.
  • Extract from : « Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca » by Homer
  • You wouldn't, either—not as long as there were rabbits to be had for the stalking.
  • Extract from : « Forest Neighbors » by William Davenport Hulbert
  • Caspar remembered the number well, for he had noted this while stalking them.
  • Extract from : « The Plant Hunters » by Mayne Reid

Synonyms for stalking

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