prowl (verb)

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• prowl — ► VERB ▪ move about stealthily or restlessly as if in search of prey. ► NOUN ▪ an act of prowling. DERIVATIVES prowler noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

• prowl — /praʊl / (say prowl) verb (i) 1. to rove or go about stealthily in search of prey, plunder, etc. –verb (t) 2. to rove over or through in search of what may be found. –noun 3. the act of prowling. –phrase 4. on the prowl, a. moving about in a… …  

• prowl — verb Prowl is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑cat, ↑lion, ↑tiger Prowl is used with these nouns as the object: ↑room, ↑street …   Collocations dictionary

• prowl — I verb be stealthy, creep, cruise, drift, gad, go about stealthily, gumshoe, hover, lie in ambush, lie in wait, loiter, lurk, meander, move secretly, move under cover, peragrare, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, rove, scavenge, skulk, slink,… …   Law dictionary

• prowl — verb /praʊl/ a) To be on the lookout for some prey. Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras. b) To be watching over something. Its tough to sneak vandalism into Wikipedia as there are plenty of other users prowling the recent… …   Wiktionary

• prowl — verb move about stealthily or restlessly in search of or as if in search of prey. noun an act of prowling. Derivatives prowler noun Origin ME: of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

• prowl — verb they were seen prowling around the docks late at night Syn: move stealthily, slink, skulk, steal, nose, pussyfoot, sneak, stalk, creep; informal snoop …   Thesaurus of popular words

• prowl — verb Syn: steal, slink, skulk, sneak, stalk, creep; informal snoop …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• prowl — prowl1 [ praul ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to move around an area in a quiet way, especially because you intend to do something bad: The police caught him prowling the neighborhood. a lion prowling through the jungle 2. ) to walk… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prowl — [[t]pra͟ʊl[/t]] prowls, prowling, prowled 1) VERB If an animal or a person prowls around, they move around quietly, for example when they are hunting. [V prep/adv] He prowled around the room, not sure what he was looking for or even why he was… …   English dictionary

• prowl — I UK [praʊl] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms prowl : present tense I/you/we/they prowl he/she/it prowls present participle prowling past tense prowled past participle prowled 1) to move around an area in a quiet way, especially… …   English dictionary