prowl

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹaʊl/

Verb

prowl (prowls, present participle prowling; past and past participle prowled)

1. (ambitransitive) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.

   • He prowls each place, still in new colours decked.

   Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras.
   It's tough to sneak vandalism into Wikipedia as there are plenty of other users prowling the Recent Changes page.
2. (intransitive) To idle; to go about aimlessly.

   That dandy has nothing better to do than prowl around town all day in his pinstripe suit.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To collect by plunder.

   to prowl money

Translations

• French: rôder
• German: durchstreifen, herumstreifen
• Italian: aggirarsi
• Russian: ры́скать
• Spanish: acechar, merodear

Translations

• Spanish: aguaitar

Translations

• German: herumstreifen
• Portuguese: perambular
• Russian: броди́ть

Noun

prowl (plural prowls)

1. (colloquial) The act of prowling.

   I'm going on a midnight prowl.

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