prowl

verbmove stealthily

Synonyms for prowl

verb move stealthily

Antonyms for prowl

Word Origin & History

late 14c., prollen, "move about in search of something," of unknown origin, with no known cognates. Spelling with -w- is from 1500s (cf. bowl), but pronounced "prôll" till late 18c. Meaning "go stealthily in search of prey" is first recorded 1580s. Related: Prowled; prowling. The noun, in on the prowl, is attested from 1803.

Example Sentences for prowl

Now to find a lodgment for the night, and then to prowl round for a house.

Sebright, bent double, circled slowly on a prowl of minute inspection.

They continued to prowl round the tent, hunger-mad and desperate.

"Let's prowl around and see what other Hallowe'eners are doing," proposed Dick.

When we returned from that prowl into the forest, we found the inn dark.

When the prowl car boys got to the scene, there was no sign of anybody in the car.

"That's the prowl car," he announced, and went over to meet it.

In the evening I used to prowl about, hunting for diversion.

So the cubs first prowl around the stag, and try to seize it anywhere.

"I should like to go and have a prowl around," Berrington said, after a pause.

prowl

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Antonyms for prowl

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jaunt

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lurked

lurks

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Synonyms for prowl

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