eye-stalk en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of eyestalk.
alt of eyestalk
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eye-stalks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
eye-stalk en · VERB
Meanings
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(qualifier:herding) (Of working dogs) To intensely stare to intimidate and control livestock.
I'd play cribbage with the herders and Jane would push the sheep to the top of the mesa, picking up the strays as she eye-stalked-chased (worried) the stragglers.
2002, Coppinger, Raymond =, Dogs : a new understanding of canine origin, behavior, and evolution, page 212:
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(broadly) To look at someone in an evaluating or scrutinizing manner.
The private eye stalked the surgeon for several months but always seemed to be one step behind.
1993, Flemming, Laraine E, chapter 8, in Reading for Results, page 390:Micah shifted restlessly as he silently eye-stalked the people who had crowded into St. Patrick's Cathedral.
2006, Rhodes, Evie, Criss Cross, page 74:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eye-stalks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| eye-stalking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| eye-stalked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| eye-stalked | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Coordinates
give someone the eye · eye-rape · stare down · stalk · eyerape