how to pronounce stalking

/ˈstɔːkɪŋ/

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stalking is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of stalking in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… but stalking on social media before …”

meanings of stalking

noun:

The act of going stealthily.
Hunting for game by moving silently and stealthily or by waiting in ambush.
The crime of following or harassing another person, causing him or her to fear death or injury.
The removal of stalks from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking.

verb:

Present participle of stalk.

stalking frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word stalking occurs in english on average 4.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics stalking can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that stalking can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;