From en.wiktionary.org:
[Stalking]
** English
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
**** Verb
[en]
1. [en]
*** Etymology 2
From [en], [enm], from [en], from [en], equivalent to [en].
**** Noun
[~]
1. The act of going stealthily .
2. * 2019 October 9, "Tiny cub gives lion a huge fright", [Hindustan Times] :
3. *: A tiny cub is learning the art of STALKING a little too well it seems. A video posted on social media shows the cub surprising its mamma and giving her a huge fright. The short clip makes for a delightful watch.
4. Hunting for game by moving silently and stealthily or by waiting in ambush .
5. The crime of following or harass ing another person , causing that person to fear death or injury .
***** Derived terms
[en]
***** Translations
[crime of following or harassing]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Korean: [ko]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Tagalog: [tl] [following without harassing]
- Urdu: [ur]
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*** Etymology 3
From [en].
**** Noun
[~]
1. The removal of stalk s from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking .
***** Translations
[removal of stalks]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- Polish: [pl]
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*** See also
- [pedia]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
** Dutch
*** Etymology
Borrowed from [nl].
*** Pronunciation
- [nl]
- [nl]
- [nl]
*** Noun
[f]
1. [en] [act or crime of following and harassing someone]
**** Related terms
- [nl]
- [nl]
** Polish
[lang=pl]
*** Etymology
[pl].
*** Pronunciation
[a=LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-stalking.wav]
*** Noun
[m-in]
1. [pl] [en] [crime of following or harassing]
**** Declension
[tantum=s]
**** Related terms
[pl] [pl]
*** Further reading
- [R:pl:WSJP]
- [R:pl:PWN]