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prowling

/ˈpɹaʊlɪŋ/ noun C2
  1. The act of one who prowls. · nightly prowlings

Plural prowlings

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She said she never saw the beat of me for prowling about.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 18 · C1
Marilla from afar had noted him prowling along it and guessed his motive.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 60 · C1
The unknown might be lurking there, or he might be prowling on the moor.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 154 · C1

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