"cyberstalk" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cyberstalks [present, singular, third-person], cyberstalking [participle, present], cyberstalked [participle, past], cyberstalked [past]
Etymology: From cyber- + stalk. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cyber|stalk}} cyber- + stalk Head templates: {{en-verb}} cyberstalk (third-person singular simple present cyberstalks, present participle cyberstalking, simple past and past participle cyberstalked)
  1. (transitive) To stalk (a person) by means of computer networks. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Internet

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To stalk (a person) by means of computer networks."
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