stalking
/ˈstɔkɪŋ/
noun
Common
1.n.a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
2.n.the act of following prey stealthily
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stalking and stalling differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. stalking means “a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush”. stalling means “a tactic used to mislead or delay”. stalking is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈstɔkɪŋ/
1.n.a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
2.n.the act of following prey stealthily
/ˈstɔlɪŋ/
1.n.a tactic used to mislead or delay
| stalking | stalling | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈstɔkɪŋ/ | /ˈstɔlɪŋ/ |
| Said | STAW-king | STAW-ling |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 8 | 8 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 1 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | stalk, still hunt | stall |
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