stalking has definitions from the field of work
1
[ adjective ] moving silently and deliberately; especially pursuing stealthily and persistently

Examples

"we watched the stalking tiger approach his prey" "a stalking specter on the castle walls at midnight"

Related terms

following

2
[ noun ] (work) a hunt for game carried on by stalking or waiting in ambush

Synonyms

still_hunt stalk

Related terms

hunt deerstalking stalk

3
[ noun ] the act of following prey stealthily

Synonyms

stalk

Related terms

pursuit haunt

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