From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstalkingstalk‧ing /ˈstɔːkɪŋ $ ˈstɒː-/ noun [uncountable] SCCthe crime of following and watching someone over a period of time in a way that is very annoying or threatening
Examples from the Corpus
stalking• As lads, ignorant about stalking, two of us hove over a horizon just as some one fired at a stag.• Prince Charles has been deer stalking since he was a child and takes great pride in a clean kill.• After a wait of an hour or two he saw a big male stalking on the forest edge.• Then there would be the usual reconnaissance, the donning of protective clothing, the stalking of the device. 