prowled; prowling; prowls
: to move about or wander stealthily in or as if in search of prey
: to roam over in a predatory manner
Phrases
on the prowl
: in the act of prowling
also
: in search of something
his fourth wife had just left him, and he was on the prowl again —
Mary McCarthy
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Verb
a tiger prowling in the jungle
He moved like a tiger prowling the jungle.
The police were prowling the streets in their patrol cars.
He liked to prowl the streets late at night.
I prowled the store looking for sales.
I prowled through the store looking for sales.
Noun
a prowl through the bookshop
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Rashad Alexander, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they’re attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
This means scalpers and their bots will be on the prowl.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The Elkhorn road is reportedly where a wolfman-like creature, the Beast of Bray Road, prowls.
—Rashad Alexander, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they’re attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
The second tale features a pack of young women who go on the prowl (see where this is going?).
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
This means scalpers and their bots will be on the prowl.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Prowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prowl. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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