- present participle of prowl.
prowling
Example Sentences
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Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared on the night of January 31-February 1, with recovered security camera footage showing a masked and gloved person prowling outside her home in the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Elaine Forbes, 53, was charged Tuesday with one count of prowling on private property, two counts of lodging without an owner’s consent and one count of petty theft, according to Marin County Superior Court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
When Ms. Noonan compares Prime Minister Netanyahu to a sleek and prowling operator and an “animal,” it doesn’t seem like she means the Lion of Judah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
He’s been in the U.S. barely 24 hours since landing from a workout-filled vacation on the Croatian island of Krk, and he’s not jet-lagged, puffy or prowling for a Cinnabon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025
If only they were somewhere without an alleged monster prowling around, she and Håkon could have just left Ivan and Alfhercht on their own.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
