stalk

[US]/stɔːk/
[UK]/stɔːk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the main stem of a plant
vt. to pursue or approach stealthily
vi. to walk stiffly or haughtily; to approach quietly

Phrases & Collocations

stalk someone

stalk prey

stalk quietly

stalking behavior

stalk and hunt

stalk with caution

stalk silently

corn stalk

flower stalk

pituitary stalk

Example Sentences

a cat stalking a bird.

an electrostatic stalk extractor

he chewed a stalk of grass.

the tiger stalks the jungle.

fear stalked the camp.

stalked off in a huff.

an erect lily stalk; an erect posture.

the world is stalked by relentless evil.

sporangia may be stalked or sessile.

The stalks are left to be ploughed into the earth for the next planting.

He spent the weekend stalking deer in the Scottish highlands.

silicate did not affect the number of millable stalks and sucrose content.

a dark man with hooded eyes stalked her.

for five years she was stalked by a man who would taunt and threaten her.

without another word she turned and stalked out.

Petals small, tubular or cup-shaped, shortly stalked, apex ± bilabiate.

This text analyses the influence of corn stalk fiber and addition agent to modified fluorgypsum.

She trimmed the stalks of the tulips before putting them in a vase.

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