prowled; prowling; prowls
: to move about or wander stealthily in or as if in search of prey
: to roam over in a predatory manner
Phrases
on the prowl
: in the act of prowling
also
: in search of something
his fourth wife had just left him, and he was on the prowl again —
Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy Examples of prowl in a Sentence
Verb
a tiger prowling in the jungle
He moved like a tiger prowling the jungle.
The police were prowling the streets in their patrol cars.
He liked to prowl the streets late at night.
I prowled the store looking for sales.
I prowled through the store looking for sales.
Noun
a prowl through the bookshop
Recent Examples on the WebBrandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
The hunters are prowling and the hunted look… vulnerable: Can a championship hangover show up in the second round?
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 6 May 2024
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Verb
Jaguars only occasionally wander in from Mexico and are not known to have bred in the U.S. in recent decades, but individuals do prowl Arizona’s Sky Islands alone, sometimes for years.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
The hunters are prowling and the hunted look… vulnerable: Can a championship hangover show up in the second round?
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 6 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for prowl
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“Prowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prowl. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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