prowl
prowl · prowls
The act of prowlingThe act of prowling.
/pɹaʊl/
» The panthers prowled through the jungle.
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1 senses(colloquial)The act of prowling.
I'm going on a midnight prowl.
the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
Examples
13 sentencesThe panthers prowled through the jungle.
Yanni was prowling around the premises.
A large predator was prowling the area.
Sami saw a man prowling the parking lot.
The black panther prowled silently through the jungle.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English prollen, of unknown origin.From Middle English prollen, of unknown origin.
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