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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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Buglike crustaceans scuttled through the scene while ghostly white fish languidly prowled for their next kill.
—Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Brent Lang, Variety, 13 May 2025
There are 31 animatronic dragons on the prowl here, including free-roaming babies.
—Todd Anderson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Verb
This doesn’t sit well with Grace, who prowls around the yard on all fours like a panther and then flops on her back and shoves a hand down her pants while shooting a bored look at Jackson and their son on the porch.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Buglike crustaceans scuttled through the scene while ghostly white fish languidly prowled for their next kill.
—Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Noun
That’s the big question facing sales agents as studios and streamers hit the Croisette on the prowl for compelling new movies.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 13 May 2025
There are 31 animatronic dragons on the prowl here, including free-roaming babies.
—Todd Anderson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Prowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prowl. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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