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 Axe, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Frontman Rob Halford, forever clad in studded-black leather, leans into his mic to sing the song’s lyrics about hunting down his prey, taking pauses during the guitar solos for prowling the stage and wagging his head.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Unfortunately for him, A’s outfielder Denzel Clarke was on the prowl.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
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Verb
The threat from tiny explosive drones, thousands of which prowl both sides of the front line of Russia’s 39-month wider war on Ukraine every day, is driving armored vehicles and their crews underground.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Frontman Rob Halford, forever clad in studded-black leather, leans into his mic to sing the song’s lyrics about hunting down his prey, taking pauses during the guitar solos for prowling the stage and wagging his head.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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
Unfortunately for him, A’s outfielder Denzel Clarke was on the prowl.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
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“Prowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prowl. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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