different between stalking vs stalling

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??k??
• Homophone: stocking (with cot-caught merger)

Etymology 1

Verb

stalking

1. present participle of stalk

Etymology 2

From Old English stealcung; equivalent to stalk +? -ing.

Noun

stalking (countable and uncountable, plural stalkings)

1. The act of going stealthily.
   • 2019 October 9, "Tiny cub gives lion a huge fright", Hindustan Times:

     A tiny cub is learning the art of stalking a little too well it seems. A video posted on social media shows the cub surprising its mamma and giving her a huge fright. The short clip makes for a delightful watch.

2. Hunting for game by moving silently and stealthily or by waiting in ambush.
3. The crime of following or harassing another person, causing him or her to fear death or injury.

Translations

Etymology 3

From stalk (“stem of a plant”).

Noun

stalking (countable and uncountable, plural stalkings)

1. The removal of stalks from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking.

See also

• stalking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• talkings

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English stalking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st?l.k??/
• Hyphenation: stal?king

Noun

stalking f (uncountable)

1. stalking (act or crime of following and harassing someone).

Related terms

• stalken
• stalker

English

Verb

stalling

1. present participle of stall

Noun

stalling (countable and uncountable, plural stallings)

1. The act of a person or thing that stalls.

   repeated stallings of the car engine

2. Stabling.
   • ?, Alfred Tennyson, Geraint and Enid

     But hire us some fair chamber for the night, / And stalling for the horses, and return / With victual for these men, and let us know.

Dutch

Etymology

From stallen (“to park, put aside”) +? -ing.

Pronunciation

Noun

stalling f (plural stallingen, diminutive stallinkje n)

1. A place where gear can be stored, or where vehicles (especially bicycles) can be parked.

Derived terms

• fietsenstalling