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prowl

1 of 2

verb

prowled; prowling; prowls

intransitive verb

: to move about or wander stealthily in or as if in search of prey

transitive verb

: to roam over in a predatory manner

prowl

2 of 2

noun

: an act or instance of prowling
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

Example Sentences

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 See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Coppers will prowl the roofs at more than 300 Dunkin’ Donut locations across Illinois from 5 a.m. to noon. Bob Bong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 Drones and robot dogs prowl residential compounds to hound those who don’t comply with isolation rules. Josh Chin, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Hopes aside, a lot needs to go right for thylacines to once again prowl Tasmania, and the project has faced pushback from several different fronts. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Aug. 2022 This year, for the first time, two of the saildrones will also prowl the Gulf of Mexico. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022 Long-term studies in both cities have examined how the big cats prowl through their urban jungles, and how people can best live alongside them — lessons that may be applicable to more places in coming decades. Fox News, 30 June 2022 King Kong and Godzilla will prowl Caldera from May 11 to May 25. Hawken Miller, Washington Post, 11 May 2022 Mobile units will mostly prowl St. James' Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish, where the Denka Performance Elastomer chemical plant, once owned by DuPont, sits within 1,500 feet of an elementary school and can be seen from dozens of homes. Darryl Fears, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2022 The nearby volcano blackened the sky and swallowed the city in clouds of ash; centuries later, robot dogs now prowl the ruins, guarding the city's dead against the ravages of time. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2022
Noun
Jaden Hinton, Oliver Ames — The 6-3, 300-pound senior, committed to Columbia, anchors both the offensive and defensive lines for a Tigers team on the prowl in the Hockomock League. Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Fortunately, guests can expect to see kittens on the prowl in the Americas exhibit around late June. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2022 But with the insurgents still on the prowl, locals say the peacekeepers have outstayed their welcome. Nimi Princewill, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 It's estimated that globally, there are between 3,726 to 5,578 tigers now on the prowl. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 28 July 2022 Instead, the company was under intense pressure — Elon Musk and SpaceX were on the prowl, disrupting the industry and threatening to take a large chunk of ULA’s government business. Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 14 May 2022 Amelia and Emily Nagoski demonstrate how a stressor is like a lion on the prowl. Cheria Young, Forbes, 8 June 2022 Best of Cleveland team is on the prowl to find the tastiest Caribbean food on the North Coast. cleveland, 8 June 2022 After months of inactivity over the chilly winter and early spring, the reptiles are once again basking in the sun and on the prowl. Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English prollen

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

1803, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prowl was in the 14th century

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