Prowl (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used without object)
  1. to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
verb (used with object)
  1. to rove over or through in search of what may be found: The cat prowled the alleys in search of food.
noun
  1. act of prowling.
Idioms
  1. in the act of prowling; searching stealthily: The cat is on the prowl for mice.
verb
  1. to move stealthily around (a place) as if in search of prey or plunder
noun
  1. the act of prowling
  2. on the prowl
    • moving around stealthily
    • zealously pursuing members of the opposite sex
Prowl (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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