"gangstalk" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gangstalks [present, singular, third-person], gangstalking [participle, present], gangstalked [participle, past], gangstalked [past]
Etymology: gang + stalk Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gang|stalk}} gang + stalk Head templates: {{en-verb}} gangstalk (third-person singular simple present gangstalks, present participle gangstalking, simple past and past participle gangstalked)
  1. (transitive) To stalk an individual as a large group of people who coordinate their separate stalking activities. Tags: transitive Related terms: gangstalker, TI (english: targeted individual)
    Sense id: en-gangstalk-en-verb-m1Hqs4in Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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