Word a Day
stalk
What does stalk mean?
stalk (verb): to approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce stalk?
/stɔk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does stalk come from?
From Middle English stalken, from Old English *stealcian (as in bestealcian (“to move stealthily”), stealcung (“stalking”)), from Proto-West Germanic *stalukōn, from Proto-Germanic *stalukōną (“to stalk, move stealthily”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “stalk” mean?
to approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer
Right! That's what “stalk” means.
to assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose
Not quite: that's what presume means.
to affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against
Not quite: that's what buffet means.
to love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection
Not quite: that's what adore means.
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