prowl

¹prowl

verb \ˈprau̇(-ə)l\

Definition of PROWL

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·er \ˈprau̇-lər\ noun

Examples of PROWL

1. a tiger prowling in the jungle
2. He moved like a tiger prowling the jungle.
3. The police were prowling the streets in their patrol cars.
4. He liked to prowl the streets late at night.
5. I prowled the store looking for sales.
6. I prowled through the store looking for sales.

Origin of PROWL

Middle English prollen

First Known Use: 14th century

²prowl

noun

Definition of PROWL

: an act or instance of prowling

— 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>

Examples of PROWL

1. a prowl through the bookshop

First Known Use of PROWL

1803

Rhymes with PROWL

cowl, dowel, foul, fowl, growl, howl, jowl, rowel, scowl, towel, trowel, yowl