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prowl Definition

prowl (pro̵ul)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to roam about furtively, as in search of prey or loot

Etymology: ME prollen < ?

noun

the act of prowling

prowl Related Forms

prowler noun

prowl Idioms

on the prowl

prowling about

prowl Synonyms

prowl

v.

prowl Usage Examples

Object

  • corridor: Upstairs, clipboard in hand, Production Manager Carol Fawcett is prowling the corridors in full ' Rosa Klebb ' mode.
  • street: At night, starving gypsy children would prowl the streets begging you for money.
  • cat: Place a bird box in a sheltered spot facing eastward and out of reach of any prowling cats.
  • round: But then there were 30 wolves prowling round the island at that precise moment.
  • stage: Barely ever standing still, the band members constantly prowled the stage giving it plenty of action with their instruments.
  • lion: Go carefully, and if you do dream of great prowling stone lions, make them friendly ones.

Converse of object

do: A week later they had started to sprout, and late one night I did a prowl with the flashlight.

Preposition: for

prey: The one waited quietly in its den for food, while the other prowled about continually for prey.

Adjective modifier

  • nightly: The sun takes just a few minutes to sink below the horizon, and the animals get ready for their nightly prowls.
  • polar: The earth around the settlement looks somewhat barren as the only vegetation is the moss-like growth on the tundra where the polar bears prowl.

Modifying Another Word

  • about: Good morning, he prowled aimlessly about to receive the lord has made me to get out!
  • still: The particular fear was that he still prowled the neighborhood: watching children at play from a discreetly parked sedan.
  • aimlessly: Then he prowled aimlessly about her from their clutches?
  • indeed: Now Satan is indeed prowling around like a roaring lion and we need a proper awareness of danger.

Noun used with modifier

owl: After dinner we set out on an ' Owl prowl ' in the hotel grounds.

Followed by a transitive particle

around: In some she's prowling around modern day Cairo looking for someone.

Preposition: in

front: As we sat in rows of camping chairs, Caske prowled in front of us and started to weave his magic.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: The Bible says: Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
  • up: On April 12th a suspicious white van was prowling up and down the North end of the High Street.
  • out: The leopard prowled out into the light just behind him; he could feel the aggression rumbling its chest.