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stalked

/stɔːkt/

/stɑkt/

stalkedpast participle

Used both as a participial adjective ("followed persistently") and as a descriptive adjective in botany ("having a stalk").

Translations

преследуемый

She felt stalked by the paparazzi wherever she went.

Она чувствовала себя преследуемой папарацци, куда бы ни пошла.

черешковыйбот.

The plant has long-stalked leaves.

У этого растения длинночерешковые листья.

Definitions

Persistently followed or harassed by someone moving stealthily.

She felt stalked by the paparazzi wherever she went.

Having or borne on a stalk.

The plant has long-stalked leaves.

stalkverb

stalked

Past Simple

stalked

Past Simple

stalked

Past Participle

stalking

Gerund

/stɔːk/

/stɑk/

Translations

подкрадываться

The cat would stalk silently through the grass.

Кошка подкрадывалась бесшумно через траву.

преследовать

He would often stalk his prey for hours before attacking.

Он часто преследовал свою добычу часами перед атакой.

Additional translations

идти по следу

Definitions

To pursue or approach stealthily.

The hunter stalked the deer through the forest.

To follow or observe someone persistently and often secretly.

She felt uneasy knowing someone was stalking her online.

To walk with a stiff, haughty, or angry gait.

He stalked out of the room after the argument.

To be present or spread in a threatening or menacing way.

A sense of unease stalked the abandoned village.

Synonyms

stalknoun

Definitions

The main stem of a plant, which supports the leaves, flowers, or fruit.

The corn stalks swayed gently in the breeze.

A slender or elongated support or structure, such as the stem of a wine glass.

She held the glass by the stalk to avoid warming the wine with her hand.

An act or instance of stalking; a stealthy pursuit or approach, especially in hunting or surveillance.

At dusk the tiger began its stalk, creeping silently through the long grass.

stalkadjective

Definitions

Used attributively to describe something consisting of or relating to the stalk of a plant.

Stalk celery is prized for its crunchy texture.

stalkadjective

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a plant’s stalk; occurring in or affecting the stalk of a plant (used only before another noun).

Farmers worry about stalk rot damaging their corn crop.