Main Entry: stalk
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bestealcian; akin to Old English stelan to steal — more at STEAL
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb 1 : to pursue quarry or prey stealthily
2 : to walk stiffly or haughtily
transitive verb 1 : to pursue by stalking
2 : to go through (an area) in search of prey or quarry
3 : to pursue obsessively and to the point of harassment
— stalk•er noun
2 : to go through (an area) in search of prey or quarry
3 : to pursue obsessively and to the point of harassment
— stalk•er noun
Used in a sentence: "Hubby was so distraught over missing the ice cream man's weekly visit to our neighborhood Thursday that he drove to nearby subdivisions stalking the little white truck with the loud music."
PS: Someone is now pouting over the fact he will have to wait a full week before being able to buy a certain chocolate bar.
3 comments:
Ah, so I'm not the only grown-up who dashes into the street when I hear the music. Good to know.
oooh, summertime and the icecream truck! how lovely is THAT!
LOL...when you hear the jingle ringing of the Ice Cream truck..you know its summer! I feel his pain of missing it!
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