prowl in English dictionary

  • prowl

    Meanings and definitions of "prowl"

    • To be on the lookout for some prey.
    • To be watching over something.
    • To fanny about, seemingly aimlessly.
    • To walk authoratively.
    • noun
      (colloquial)
      The act of prowling.
    • verb
      To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
    • verb
      To idle; to go about aimlessly.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To collect by plunder.
    • To be on the lookout for some prey
    • To fanny about, seemingly aimlessly
    • noun
      the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
    • verb
      loiter about, with no apparent aim
    • verb
      move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"

    Synonyms of "prowl" in English dictionary

    mess about, lollygag, loaf are the top synonyms of "prowl" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of prowl

    • prowl ( third-person singular simple present prowls, present participle prowling, simple past and past participle prowled)
    • prowl (plural prowls)
    • prowl (third-person singular simple present prowls, present participle prowling, simple past and past participle prowled)
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