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stalk

noun verb

a stiff or threatening gait

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Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
K
Contains
TA
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a stiff or threatening gait

noun

  1. the act of following prey stealthily

noun

  1. a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

noun

  1. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

noun

  1. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

verb

  1. walk stiffly

verb

  1. go through (an area) in search of prey

    “stalk the woods for deer”

verb

  1. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

    “her ex-boyfriend stalked her”

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stalk the woods for deer
her ex-boyfriend stalked her
the ghost of her mother haunted her

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