prowl
/pɹaʊl/ verb C1- To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty. · Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras.· It's easy to sneak vandalism into Wiktionary as there are few other users prowling the Recent Changes page.
- To idle; to go about aimlessly. · That dandy has nothing better to do than prowl around town all day in his pinstripe suit.
He/she/it prowls · Past prowled · Past participle prowled · -ing form prowling
Verb forms
- Base form
- prowl
- He/she/it
- prowls
- Past
- prowled
- Past participle
- prowled
- -ing form
- prowling
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Around their party prowled about.
She said she never saw the beat of me for prowling about.
But if it kept her from being seasick it’s a mercy I did prowl, isn’t it?
Marilla from afar had noted him prowling along it and guessed his motive.
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