stalk vs hunting

hunting vs stalk

stalk and hunting both are nouns.

stalk is a verb but hunting is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stalk	Yes	No	Yes	No
hunting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hunting is a hypernym of stalk; that is, hunting is a word with a broader meaning than stalk:

stalk: a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
hunting: the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

Other hypernyms of stalk include hunt.

stalk (noun)	hunting (noun)
a stiff or threatening gait	the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
the act of following prey stealthily	the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

stalk (verb)	hunting (verb)
walk stiffly
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
go through (an area) in search of prey

Difference between stalk and hunting

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