stalk

/stˈɔk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. walk stiffly
2. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
   “her ex-boyfriend stalked her”
3. go through (an area) in search of prey
   “stalk the woods for deer”

noun

1. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
2. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
3. a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
4. the act of following prey stealthily
5. a stiff or threatening gait

Synonyms for stalk

• haunt
• chaff
• husk
• shuck
• straw
• stubble
• stem
• stalking
• still hunt
• angry walk

Words that rhyme with stalk

• walk
• talk
• hawk
• balk
• calk
• squawk
• mohawk
• tomahawk
• gamecock
• gawk
• nighthawk
• airlock
• boardwalk
• cornstalk
• crosstalk
• goshawk
• jaywalk
• poppycock
• sidewalk
• sleepwalk
• warlock
• blackhawk
• echohawk
• falk
• falke
• faulk
• hauck
• hauk
• hauke
• hawke