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 —
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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
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2025
In unconnected neighborhoods, there are still plenty of old-school trash cans around, and garbage trucks continue to prowl.
—Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
As the Florida Panthers continue their fierce on-ice duel on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers to keep the Stanley Cup in South Florida, the team’s fans will be on the prowl — with claws out — at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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A giant salamander — one the biggest ever known to prowl the forests of ancient Appalachia — is offering new insight into the region’s remarkable amphibian diversity.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2025
In unconnected neighborhoods, there are still plenty of old-school trash cans around, and garbage trucks continue to prowl.
—Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
Noun
Unchallenged and on the prowl, the Shenandoah captured two more ships in the days that followed, and an additional six on June 26 alone.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
As the Florida Panthers continue their fierce on-ice duel on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers to keep the Stanley Cup in South Florida, the team’s fans will be on the prowl — with claws out — at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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“Prowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prowl. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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