to pursue or approach prey, quarry, etc., stealthily.

to walk with measured, stiff, or haughty strides

He was so angry he stalked away without saying goodbye.

to proceed in a steady, deliberate, or sinister manner

Famine stalked through the nation.

Obsolete . to walk or go stealthily along.

to pursue (game, a person, etc.) stealthily.

to proceed through (an area) in search of prey or quarry

to stalk the woods for game.

to proceed or spread through in a steady or sinister manner

Disease stalked the land.

an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like

We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.

a slow, stiff stride or gait.