Prowl

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder: prowled the alleys of the city after dark.
  • verb-intransitive. To rove furtively or with predatory intent: cats prowling through the neighborhood.
  • n. The act or an instance of prowling.
  • idiom. on the prowl Actively looking for something: salespeople on the prowl for better jobs.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To be on the lookout for some prey.
  • v. To be watching over something.
  • v. To fanny about, seemingly aimlessly.
  • v. To walk authoratively.
  • n. The act of prowling.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.
  • v. To collect by plunder.
  • verb-intransitive. To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.
  • n. The act of prowling.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To rove or wander over in a stealthy manner: as, to prowl the woods or the streets.
  • To collect by plunder.
  • To rove or wander stealthily, as one in search of prey or plunder; search carefully, and in a quiet or secretive manner.
  • To plunder; prey; foray.
  • n. The act of prowling; a roving as for prey: as, to be on the prowl.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. move about in or as if in a predatory manner
  • n. the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
  • v. loiter about, with no apparent aim
  • Verb Form
    prowled    prowles    prowling    prowls   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    walk    walking    mill about    lallygag    lollygag    mill around    mess about    loiter    footle    loaf   
    Form
    prowled    prowling    prowler    on the prowl   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    plunder    wander    raven    mouse   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Raul    afoul    cowl    crowl    foul    fowl    growl    howl    jowl    owl   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    watchings    prowler    onher