a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
"The hunter spent hours stalking the deer through the tall grass before finally taking aim from his concealed position."
The act of going stealthily.
"Before fermentation, the crew carefully removed all the woody stems and leaves from the harvested grapes during the tedious process of stalking."
The removal of stalks from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking.
present participle of stalk
"The hunter kept moving silently through the woods, stalking his prey until he was close enough to strike."