Definition of prowl
: to move about or wander stealthily in or as if in search of prey
: to roam over in a predatory manner
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Examples of prowl in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of prowl from the Web
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Set to lift off early next week, the Tess spacecraft will prowl for planets around the closest, brightest stars.
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Scheduled for an April 2018 launch, the spacecraft will prowl for planets around the closest, brightest stars.
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Set to lift off on Monday night, the Tess spacecraft will prowl for planets around the closest, brightest stars.
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Arrest after arrest followed: grand theft, battery, cocaine possession, disorderly intoxication, loitering and prowling.
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Initial incident The investigation by Waukesha police began with a stalking and prowling complaint by a couple living in the 700 block of North Bel Ayr Drive on Dec. 12.
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Also known as a Siberian tiger, its subspecies has prowled the forests of northern China and Russia.
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Kyle Laman, 15, nearly lost a limb — if not his life — on the day Nikolas Cruz prowled the halls of the school, killing 17 people and wounding 17 others.
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Kyle Laman, 15, nearly lost a limb, if not his life, on the day Nikolas Cruz prowled the halls of the school, killing 17 people and wounding 17 others.
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Origin and Etymology of prowl
Middle English prollen
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
See Words from the same yearDefinition of prowl
: an act or instance of prowling
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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 in a Sentence
a prowl through the bookshop
Recent Examples of prowl from the Web
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Unfortunately for some, Missouri campus police were on the prowl.
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Penn State is on the prowl for elite defensive line talent during its final push toward National Signing Day, with sights set on a few top-tier prospects.
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The Congo Basin bursts with wildlife—monkeys swing from branches, leopards prowl, geckos scuttle up and down tree trunks.
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Police have been swarming the Tampa neighborhood amid fears that a serial killer could be on the prowl.
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Companies across the casino industry have for years been on the prowl for combinations that can provide diversification, boost their footprints and improve margins.
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While Broward County was on curfew because of Hurricane Irma, burglars were on the prowl resulting in one teen getting shot by a deputy, authorities said.
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The vampires were on the prowl during an era when life on our planet was undergoing swift, dramatic change.
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Amazon’s growing mass has also created a gravitational pull for other big tech companies on the prowl for employees.
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First Known Use of prowl
1803
PROWL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of prowl for English Language Learners
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of an animal : to move quietly through an area while hunting
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: to move through a place or area especially while searching for something often in a quiet or secret way
prowl
Definition of prowl for English Language Learners
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: an act of moving through a place while searching for something : an act of prowling
PROWL Defined for Kids
verb
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Definition of prowl for Students
prowled;
prowling
: to move about quietly and secretly in hunting or searching
- Phoebe prowled through the house, examining the walls and carpet …
- —Sharon Creech, Walk Two Moons
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prowler
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