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- DictionaryProwl/ˈprou(ə)l/
verb
- 1. (of a person or animal) move around restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of or as if in search of prey: "black bears prowl the canyons"
noun
- 1. an act of prowling: "I met her once on one of my off-duty bookstore prowls"
The meaning of PROWL is to move about or wander stealthily in or as if in search of prey. How to use prowl in a sentence.
to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard, such as an animal does when hunting: There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighbourhood. At night, adult scorpions prowl the desert for (= trying to catch) insects.
Prowl definition: to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.. See examples of PROWL used in a sentence.
to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard, such as an animal does when hunting: There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighborhood. At night, adult scorpions prowl the desert for (= trying to catch) insects.
If you move stealthily — like you're looking for something to prey on — then you prowl. Your cat might prowl around the room and pounce on your feet, which is cute if you're awake, but annoying when you're asleep. The noun prowl means the act of moving as if to capture prey.
1. to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey or something to steal. v.t. 2. to rove over or through in search of what may be found: to prowl the streets.
[intransitive, transitive] to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially with the intention of committing a crime. (+ adv./prep.) A man was seen prowling around outside the factory just before the fire started. prowl something He prowled the streets, looking for likely victims.
prowl. (praʊl ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense prowls , present participle prowling , past tense, past participle prowled. 1. verb. If an animal or a person prowls around, they move around quietly, for example when they are hunting. Police officers prowled around the building.
PROWL definition: 1. to walk around somewhere slowly as if hunting someone or something: 2. to be hunting for…. Learn more.
Prowl definition: To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder.
