Answer: stalked

AnswerCrossword Clue
STALKEDDidn't just follow around
stalkedSTALK, to pursue stealthily
stalkeda slender upright object or supporting or connecting part
stalkedpart of a plant (as a petiole or stipe) that supports another
stalkedduncle
STALKEDAngrily strode (off)
STALKEDTrailed
STALKEDFollowed illegally
STALKEDFollowed obsessively
STALKEDTailed creepily
STALKEDApproached stealthily
STALKEDPursued, as game
STALKEDPursued.
STALKEDTrailed stealthily.
STALKEDCrept up on
STALKEDFollowed feloniously
STALKEDPursued la a lion
STALKEDLike corn in the field