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- Dictionaryprowl/ˈpraʊl/
verb
- 1. (of a person or animal) move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey: "lions prowling in the bush"
noun
- 1. an act of prowling: "I met her once on one of my off-duty bookshop prowls"
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to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard, such as an animal does when hunting: There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighbourhood. At night, adult scorpions prowl the desert for (= trying to catch) insects. informal Unable to sleep, he prowled (= walked without purpose) (about/around) the hotel corridors.
The meaning of PROWL is to move about or wander stealthily in or as if in search of prey. How to use prowl in a sentence.
Prowl definition: to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.. See examples of PROWL used in a sentence.
to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard, such as an animal does when hunting: There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighborhood. At night, adult scorpions prowl the desert for (= trying to catch) insects.
[intransitive, transitive] to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially with the intention of committing a crime. (+ adv./prep.) A man was seen prowling around outside the factory just before the fire started. prowl something He prowled the streets, looking for likely victims.
1. to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey or something to steal. v.t. 2. to rove over or through in search of what may be found: to prowl the streets.
If you move stealthily — like you're looking for something to prey on — then you prowl. Your cat might prowl around the room and pounce on your feet, which is cute if you're awake, but annoying when you're asleep. The noun prowl means the act of moving as if to capture prey.
Definition of 'prowl' Word Frequency. Share. ×. Credits. ×. prowl. (praʊl) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense prowls, present participle prowling, past tense, past participle prowled. 1.verb. If an animal or a person prowlsaround, they move around quietly, for example when they are hunting. Police officers prowled around the building.
PROWL definition: 1. to walk around somewhere slowly as if hunting someone or something: 2. to be hunting for…. Learn more.
Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. prowled, prowling, prowls. To roam about furtively, as in search of prey or loot. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To rove furtively or with predatory intent. Cats prowling through the neighborhood. American Heritage. To idle; to go about aimlessly.
