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prowl - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'prowl' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Prowl [ n.]
- The act of prowling.
2 . Prowl [ v. i.]
- To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.
3 . Prowl [ v. t.]
- To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.
- To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money.

Meaning of 'prowl' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . prowl [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move about in or as if in a predatory manner
Example in sentence:
  • The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town