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UK
/pɹˈaʊl/
]
[ US /ˈpɹaʊɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈpɹaʊɫ/ ]
NOUN
- the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
VERB
- loiter about, with no apparent aim
-
move about in or as if in a predatory manner
The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town
How To Use prowl In A Sentence
- It still whispered about, prowling in the back of his consciousness, murmuring darkly even though his body was slack with well-satisfied relief. Captured by Moonlight
- Your new beau is prowling about, setting the mood. Times, Sunday Times
- You can put the 'blackie' up in some quarter of the house where he can move about at will without disturbing any of your own servants, and can get in and out at all hours; he will be useful, you know, in prowling about the grounds at night and ascertaining if the lady really does go to bed when she retires to her room. Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces
- Large packs of black matted mastiffs prowl the streets for scraps, occasionally breaking into fights of heart-stopping ferocity.
- He adjusted his tie and slicked back his cowlick, ready for the prowl.
- Waldi warns us not to set up our beds outside the camp tonight as hyenas and jackals prowl this area.
- I got the urge to prowl around inside. Times, Sunday Times
- Hasidic men, in their long black coats, black hats, untrimmed beards, and side curls known as payot, prowl the pavement in search of a transaction. Crystal Death
- He sleeps curled up in dark corners and his movements consist largely of prowls and leaps.
- He hated driving prowlers, often complaining that they made traffic around him drive at exactly the speed limit.